Crime & Safety
Beachwood Woman Accused Of Hitting Pedestrians With Car & Driving Away
Brittany Arnoff has been charged with aggravated vehicular assault and failing to stop after a crash
A Beachwood woman is accused of hitting a pair of pedestrians with her car and then driving away.
Brittany Arnoff, 22, ran a red light at East 9th Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland on October 22, 2012.
According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Arnoff struck a car in the intersection and then ran up onto the sidewalk and hit two pedestrians.
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Arnoff slowed down momentarily but then sped away, prosecutors said.
Arnoff's car was located in Kirkland the following day.
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She has been charged with aggravated vehicular assault and failing to stop after a crash.
Her arraignment was scheduled to be Thursday in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas but the hearing was continued until March 4.
Arnoff's mother -- 54-year-old Karyn Nowak of Bainbridge -- is her codefendant in this trial. She has been charged with obstructing justice.
She repeatedly misled police during the investigation, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
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