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San Diego County Deputy Director Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Southcrest Hit-and-Run

Prosecutors point to surveillance video, license-plate reader tracking, and car parts at the scene as the case moves toward further hearings.

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Overview

  • On May 22 a vehicle struck a bus stop on National Avenue in Southcrest, killing 27-year-old Katie Osorio while she waited after work.
  • Assmaa Elayyat, a deputy director in San Diego County Health and Human Services, was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run.
  • Prosecutors say evidence includes surveillance video showing the SUV veer onto the sidewalk then pause before reversing away, license-plate reader data that located the car about a mile away, and vehicle parts left at the scene.
  • Elayyat’s defense says she was distraught over a recent mosque shooting and has voluntarily enrolled in a SCRAMx alcohol-monitoring device while prosecutors say the enrollment could be tied to seeking good-conduct credit.
  • Elayyat was released on $50,000 bail with orders banning driving and travel outside San Diego County, she faces up to 11 years in prison if convicted, and the victim’s family has demanded justice after the memorial was vandalized with a next court date set for mid-July.