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Jim Goad has produced a short film to accompany his latest essay, “The Bum Who Became a Speed Bump,” about the fate of a homeless man who was struck and killed by no fewer than three vehicles, none of which bothered to stop, in Los Angeles County earlier this month. (more…)
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Right before the stroke of midnight on Friday, January 12, a young, homeless Hispanic man named Francisco Garcia attempted to cross San Fernando Road in a dilapidated and unincorporated sector of Los Angeles County called Pacoima. It would be the last street he ever tried to cross.
Garcia was first knocked to the ground by a light-colored pickup truck traveling the wrong way in the northbound lanes. The driver did not stop. (more…)