Candlelight Vigil for One Year Anniversary of Hit and Run Victim Kushan Bhandari

One year ago tonight, Kushan Bhandari lost his life crossing Big Bear Boulevard, after playing at the lake with his mother and brother.

Big Bear Lake, CA, July 30, 2010, 3:15pm – There will be a candle light vigil tonight at 8:20pm for Kushan Bhandari at the corner of Bartlett Rd, and Big Bear Blvd in Big Bear Lake.  The vigil is being held in memory of the 5 year old boy who passed one year ago after being struck by a hit and run vehicle on Lakeview Drive.  Last year a press conference was held to bring light to the situation, and to try and find the driver who killed Kushan Bhandari and injured his mother, Sujana, and brother, Kushal.  The driver still has not been identified, and according to Tiffany Swantek, Public Information Officer for the Big Bear Sheriff’s Department, no new information regarding the driver has been found.  Individuals with information about the fatal incident are encouraged to call the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station at (909) 866-0100, Sheriff’s Dispatch at (909) 387-8313 or the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.

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2. Hundreds of Interviews Later, Search Continues for Driver in July Hit-and-Run; Family of Five-Year-Old Kushan Bhandari Makes Public Plea for Information
3. Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
4. Investigation Continues for Driver of SUV in July 30 Hit-and-Run; Bhandari Family Fund Established at First Mountain Bank
5. Investigation Continues for Driver Who Hit Bhandari Family Three Weeks Ago; Sheriff’s Station Sends Surveillance Videos to FBI