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He was hit by a suspected drug smuggler on the run. Did the police put him in harm’s way?

He was hit by a suspected drug smuggler on the run. Did the police put him in harm’s way?A crash sounded through El Segundo on August 4, followed by the sound of a car driving off at full speed. When neighbors emerged, Jorge Santos, 27, of Baldwin Hills, L.A.
August 28, 2024
Zakir Jamal - LA Post

A crash sounded through El Segundo on August 4, followed by the sound of a car driving off at full speed. When neighbors emerged, Jorge Santos, 27, of Baldwin Hills, L.A., was lying unresponsive on the street. “I look out the window, and there’s Jorge’s lifeless body in front of our window right in front of our home,” said Amy, an El Segundo local who asked to be identified only by her first name. “My husband got out there. He said Jorge wasn’t moving; he was making a gurgling sound, so he didn’t think he was alive at the time.”

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