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By City News Service May 8, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The family of a 77-year-old grandmother who was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Compton nearly 2 1/2 years ago called on the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office today to reopen the case and file charges against the driver. Justa Garcia of Compton was struck about 5 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2018, at Caldwell Street and Wilmington Avenue and died at the scene. The motorist, whose name was not released by authorities, remained at the crash site and was interviewed by investigators. The District Attorney s Office twice reviewed the case during the tenure of former D.A. Jackie Lacey and most recently earlier this year and declined to prosecute the motorist, noting that the driver was not speeding and had the green light and that it was dark outside at the time and the victim was clad in dark-colored clothing, KTLA reported. ....