Instead of stopping to help, Baggett got out, looked at the carnage, decided it was "too much for her," and drove away.
The force of the crash ejected 9-year-old Joel Watnick, killing him instantly on the pavement. Hit & Run
A haunting 1954 story involving a "minor movie actress" named Lynn Baggett highlights the lasting, tragic nature of hit-and-run cases. On July 7th of that year, Baggett was driving a Nash Rambler in Los Angeles when she rammed into the back of a station wagon filled with young boys returning from a day trip. Instead of stopping to help, Baggett got out,
The story was reported across California due to her celebrity connection, capturing the public’s anger at the callousness of leaving a child to die. Instead of stopping to help