DUI, Child Endangerment Charges Pending As Drunk Peninsula Woman Crashes With Child On Lap: Police

SAN BRUNO, CA — A San Bruno woman is facing charges related to driving under the influence and child endangerment after she crashed this week in town, police report. The woman hit two parked cars and then fled the scene — all while she had a child sitting on her lap, according to the San Bruno Police Department.

It happened around 10:48 p.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Evergreen Drive, according to San Bruno Police Sgt. Kevin McMullan. Police responded to the scene for a report of a crash involving two parked cars.

"The vehicle that had caused the collision, a white SUV, fled the scene toward Oakmont Drive," McMullan said in a news release. "A witness described the driver of the SUV as a woman with a small child that was seated on her lap at the time of the collision."

Soon thereafter, police say they found the SUV a couple of blocks away from the crash site. The driver, identified as 47-year-old Gilda Mejia-Stefani, was found nearby, along with the child, the sergeant said.

"Witnesses were able to positively identify the suspect as the person that was driving the SUV during the collision," McMullan said. "A subsequent investigation revealed that the driver had been driving while under the influence."

The child was unharmed, he added.

The woman was taken to the Redwood City jail and her bail was set at $50,000, according to booking records.

Anyone with any information pertaining to this investigation is urged to contact the San Bruno Police Department at (650) 616-7100 or sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov. Information regarding this case can be left anonymously.

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