People v. Anderson CA4/1

Filed 11/4/25 P. v. Anderson CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D083976

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. SCD298789)

KEITH ANDERSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Marian F. Gaston, Judge. Affirmed. Aude Ruffing and Jill Kent, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Steve Oetting and Joshua Trinh, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Keith Anderson pleaded guilty to two counts of felony hit and run with injury, in violation of Vehicle Code section 20001, subdivision (a), and an unrelated count. The trial court sentenced him to two years formal probation with various terms and conditions, including victim restitution in an amount to be determined. On appeal, Anderson contends the trial court abused its discretion when it ordered him to pay victim restitution for losses incurred as a result of the underlying collision, where restitution should have been limited to the damages caused by his act of fleeing. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Anderson was driving down a residential block when he struck two pedestrians, K.G. and D.C. (collectively, the victims), standing on the driver- side of their parked vehicle. The collision left both victims with serious injuries that required extensive surgeries and hospitalization. Parts from Anderson’s vehicle were recovered at the scene of the accident, and a nearby residence captured his departure on video. Four days later, an officer found his car and observed major collision damage, including what appeared to be flesh and blood on the front hood. A week after the accident, Anderson was located and arrested. An amended complaint charged him with two counts of felony hit and run (Veh. Code, § 20001, subd. (a); counts 1 and 2) for the car accident and a third unrelated crime. Anderson pleaded guilty to all three counts with an indication from the court that it would consider all options, including probation. On the written plea form he admitted that he “drove a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to two people” and “unlawfully failed to give my name, address and registration number of the vehicle and