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Bail Set at $1M for Suspected Drunk Driver in Fatal Little Italy Hit-and-Run

The man is suspected of driving without a license and driving drunk at the time of the crash, in addition to other charges.

Bail was set at $1 million for an accused unlicensed, drunk driver who allegedly ran a red light and struck a pedestrian, killing him, in Little Italy last week. 

David Dominguez, 21, pleaded not guilty to felony gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony hit-and-run with injury, felony DUI causing injury, felony driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or higher and a misdemeanor for driving without a license at his arraignment Tuesday. 

The collision occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday on West Laurel Street.

Garold Allen Crosbie, 50, was walking northbound on Pacific Coast Highway and through the intersection of Laurel Street when a car ran a red light and hit him, according to the Medical Examiner's office.

A San Diego Harbor police officer was at the intersection at the time and witnessed the event. 

Just after 7 a.m. on Friday, police arrested Dominguez in Encanto. 

Dominguez faces a maximum of 15 years if convicted. 

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