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Driver in Deadly Collision Pleads Not Guilty

A Hermosa Beach motorcyclist died as a result of his injuries, say police.

A New York man pleaded not guilty Monday to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge stemming from a Nov. 1 collision with a motorcyclist, who died less than two months later as a result of his injuries.

Stephen Lee, 39, of Blauvelt, N.Y., was making a left turn from southbound Sepulveda Boulevard onto eastbound Tennyson Street and did not yield to Michael King, 62, of Hermosa Beach, who was northbound on Sepulveda just before 4:30 p.m., according to Manhattan Beach police.

King -- who collided with the passenger side of Lee's rented 2012 Mercedes-Benz -- died Dec. 27 at Gardena Memorial Hospital.

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Manhattan Beach police presented their findings to the District Attorney's Office, which filed a case against Lee on Feb. 26. He surrendered two days later to the Manhattan Beach Police Department, where he was booked and released.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for May 29 in Torrance Superior Court.

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