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DUI suspect hits man, keeps driving with victim lodged in car

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A DUI suspect accused of killing a man in a hit-and-run apparently drove for a mile after the incident, speeding away with the victim still lodged inside her car.
 
It happened in Oceanside, California.
 
Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29 – who goes by Stacy Sanchez -- hit the pedestrian after driving up onto a sidewalk, NBC San Diego reports.
Due to the high speed, the unidentified victim plunged through her windshield and became lodged in her passenger seat.
 
Citing Oceanside police, NBC San Diego reports that the man's leg detached from his body and flew through the back window, landing on the trunk of the car.
 
Meanwhile, Sanchez continued driving for about a mile before finally parking her car in a cul-de-sac. She walked away from the vehicle and police caught up with her a short while later.
 
Sanchez was arrested and charged with felony DUI, felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter.