FRESNO, CA : Driver takes plea deal in crash that killed Fresno teen on Wednesday, 21st February 2024

A Fresno family's outrage spilled over in court as the driver who killed a 15-year-old boy took a plea deal Wednesday.

40-year-old Lisa Spoors initially faced murder, DUI, and hit-and-run charges.

They stemmed from an October 2022 crash that left Rashad Al-Hakim Jr. dead.

"He enjoyed basketball. He was the only freshman on the varsity team. He enjoyed playing with his siblings," said Ragina Bell, Rashad's mother.

Authorities say the Hoover High School student was crossing First Street near the Northeast Fresno campus when Spoors drove into him and left.

At the time, Spoors was a graduate teaching assistant at Fresno State, but that contract ended one day after the district attorney filed charges.

Spoors first pleaded not guilty to all the charges but signed a form on Wednesday.

That signature changed the plea, with Spoors agreeing not to fight one count of manslaughter and one count of hit-and-run.

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