The San Diego County district attorney’s 33rd annual Citizens of Courage Awards ceremony, which returned to an in-person format, honored five recipients
Juan Fierro was stunned when he saw a vehicle smash into a motorcyclist. Then the driver took off, and Fierro followed him until he pulled over in front of his home.
Stephan said the courageous acts motivate prosecutors and others in her office to “get up every day and keep tackling this very hard topic of pain and harm and crime, because we look at them and they inspire us.” The information led officers to the driver, who was arrested. His blood-alcohol level was 0.24 percent — three times the legal limit for drivers in California. He later pleaded guilty to DUI causing great bodily injury and hit and run causing great bodily injury. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Video from an officer’s body-worn camera shows Martinez’s hands on top of each other on the victim’s leg as officers arrive. The shooter, Roberto Hernandez, was convicted of second-degree murder and attempted murder. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.On Aug. 10, 2022, a 15-year-old girl was waiting for a North County Transit District bus at a stop when a 53-year-old man sat next to her. He asked for her age, her name and asked where she lived.
Terri Miller was working as a bus driver in North County and stopped a man who was harassing a teenage girl on the bus. After the incident, the man pleaded guilty in the groping case. He was ordered to register as a sex offender.
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