Benefit Raises Money for Hit-and-Run Victim
More than $14,000 is raised to help Gunnery Sgt. Dave Smith, still in critical condition.
More than 700 people attended a fundraiser on Saturday benefiting a 34-year-old Marine injured in a hit-and-run crash in Rancho Bernardo on July 31. The event raised more than $14,000, according to an event organizer. Gunnery Sgt. Dave Smith remains hospitalized in critical condition following the July 31 crash, according to the event's coordinator, Tina Hook. “People have given tremendously today,” Hook said of the fundraiser held at the El Cajon Harley Davidson dealership. Police said Smith had stopped his motorcycle at a red light while riding east on Bernardo Center Drive, near West Bernardo Drive. He was hit from behind by a Chevrolet TrailBlazer allegedly driven by Jessica Marie Bloom, 21, who remains jailed in connection with the …
