Family mourns grandmother killed by hit-and-run driver in Bell Gardens
Janet Young, 62, was struck and killed on Thursday after she got food from a taco stand in the area.
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Janet Young, 62, was struck and killed on Thursday after she got food from a taco stand in the area.
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