Police arrested and charged a 30-year-old woman Thursday night for her alleged involvement in the fatal hit-and-run near USC's campus early this week that killed one student and severely injured another.

Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters at a news conference Friday that Claudia Cabrera was arrested at her home around 9:30 p.m. after police pursued a strong lead in the case. Cabrera has been driving on a suspended license for unpaid traffic tickets.

Cabrera has been charged with felony gross vehicular manslaughter and is being held at Van Nuys female jail on $1 million bail.

Cabrera is accused of driving the car that ran a red light early Sunday morning, hitting and killing 18-year-old Adrianna Bachan. The car also hit and seriously injured Marcus Garfinkle, 19, as they crossed the street. Garfinkle remains in the hospital in stable condition.

Police are searching for Cabrera's husband, Josue Luna, 31, who they believe was in the car during the hit-and-run. McDonnell said Cabrera and Luna's 7-month-old son might also have been in the car. Luna and the infant are both still missing. 

Police believe Luna was the one who pulled Garfinkle off the windshield of the car before driving away from the intersection of Jefferson and Hoover. "As callous as it sounds, we believe [Luna] was holding the windshield in place by hand," McDonnell said.

He identified the car as a green 2000 Infinity four-door sedan with California license plate 4DUG665. 

He told reporters the combined public-private reward of $235,000 helped bring in the tip that led police to Cabrera's home. But he would not say whether or not any of the reward money will be given out.  

McDonnell and city councilmembers Jan Perry and Tom LaBonge all pleaded for the public to remain vigilant and to report any information that might be helpful to finding Luna and the missing car. 

"If you have a heart, make the phone call [to police]," said Carmen Bachan, Adrianna's mother, who spoke to reporters after the news conference. "If you don't have a heart and want the money, make the phone call."

Bachan, who tried to keep from breaking down and crying, said, "I don't want this to go away. These people have to serve time."

She said she could not believe a woman who gave birth seven months ago could have killed another person. Bachan also said she was angry about the coincidence that Cabrera, a woman of Cuban descent, killed her daughter, also of Cuban background.

John Welsh, a spokesman for the Bachan family, said father James Bachan was in seclusion in Los Angeles. Welsh told reporters he was too distraught to appear before the media, but said that James Bachan was thankful to the press for "keeping the story alive."

Marcus Garfinkle's mother, Barbara Vreeland, spoke briefly, calling the hit-and-run a "heinous crime." She said she has been near her son's hospital bed since the accident Sunday morning. Vreeland said her son was "horrified someone would do what they did. It was unfathomable to him." 

McDonnell thanked the community for helping to solve the crime. "Working together," he said, "we can solve complicated cases quickly and provide some relief to the family, however small."

McDonnell said Cabrera's case is likely to be presented to the Los Angeles district attorney on Monday. He said anyone with information about the case should call LAPD Detective Jimmy Render at 323-290-6063.

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