Ayala pleads not guilty in hit and run

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CTPost.com) -- Christina Ayala, the state Legislature candidate charged in a hit and run accident last August, had plead not guilty and wants a jury to decide her fate.

Ayala, the Democratic candidate for the 128th District state representative seat, was driving a 2007 Nissan Sentra with a 13-year-old and a 7-year-old on board when it collided with a 2002 Honda Accord driven by Krystal Velez, 26, of Bridgeport, at the intersection of North and Briarwood avenues on Aug. 15. She was charged with evading responsibility, failure to obey a traffic signal and failure to renew her vehicle's registration.

While there were no serious injuries from the crash, police said both cars had heavy front-end damage and were later towed away.

Police said Ayala fled the accident scene and was eventually flagged down at the corner of Brooklawn Avenue and Laurel Place by a person who had witnessed the accident and pursued Ayala. The distance between the accident location and where Ayala stopped is about six blocks.

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