A 52-year-old Los Angeles Unified School District teacher was arrested Tuesday for allegedly hitting and severely injuring a bicyclist with her Mini Cooper in October in Silver Lake and leaving the scene.
Molly Jane Hoene of Silver Lake was arrested at the Silver Sands Racquet Club in the Riverside County city of Palm Desert, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Traffic Division.
Hoene was being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center with bail set at $50,000, police said.
The victim, a homeless man, was struck about 11:45 p.m. Oct. 25 in the 3000 block of Berkeley Avenue and suffered a broken leg, broken arm and fractured spine, according to the LAPD.
The damaged Mini Cooper was later towed to the Route 66 Collision Center at 6820 San Fernando Road in Glendale, prompting a call to authorities by the owner of the shop, who had seen reports about the crash on television, police said.
Police said earlier the owner of the car was refusing to cooperate with investigators.
On Nov. 19, investigators presented their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which charged Hoene with one count of felony hit and run with sever bodily injury, police said.
A warrant was issued for the woman’s arrest and she was taken into custody about 8 a.m., police said.
“Hoene is employed with the LAUSD as a teacher and she is currently assigned to … (district) … headquarters,” police said.