A 46-year-old Buena Park man is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a March 2009 fatal car accident that killed a 29-year-old Iraq war veteran, according to a news report. Authorities say that James Ralph Huff was intoxicated when he drove his 1996 Porsche at speeds of more than 100 mph on Valley…
A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested after crashing into another car and a vacant building in Garden Grove, according to a news report. Police said that the DUI suspect was driving his pickup south on Knott Street at a high rate of speed, ran a red light and hit…
The driver of a pickup truck has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after being involved in a single-vehicle Fountain Valley car accident that injured his three passengers, according to a news report. Police said that Brenton Kopak of Huntington Beach failed to navigate a sharp turn in the road and rolled his pickup…
An Orange County man who was sitting in a police car after being pulled over on suspicion of DUI was injured after another alleged drunk driver crashed into the police car and at least three other vehicles during an Anaheim car accident, according to a news report. A Garden Grove police spokesman said officers had…
A 30-year-old San Juan Capistrano woman has pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal Dana Point bicycle accident in 2007, according to a news report. Michelle Stearns had been accused of DUI on Oct. 15, 2007 when she lost control of her BMW and crashed into a curb, traffic signal, power…
A 27-year-old Westminster man was killed in a Orange County motorcycle accident and a 24-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and gross vehicular manslaughter, according to a news report. Joey Ramos was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck driven by Tania Gallina of Los…
A 23-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to killing two sisters when she crashed into them in her truck after driving the wrong way on the 91 freeway while intoxicated has been sentenced to six years in prison, according to a news report. Jessica Lynn Shekell entered a guilty plea to two counts of vehicular manslaughter…
One man sustained moderate injuries and another man was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI after a two-car collision on westbound 91 just east of Knott in Buena Park. According to a news report, a crash involving a 2003 Porsche and a 2005 Nissan Altima blocked three lanes of westbound 91 traffic for almost…
A 22-year-old Newport Coast woman has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in connection with a fatal bicycle accident that killed a 41-year-old man, according to a news report. Danae Marie Miller was taken into custody on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after her Volkswagen Jetta struck and killed Amine Britel, who was…
The 21-year-old driver of a 1996 Mercedes who drove the wrong way on eastbound 91 and smashed head-on into a Scion, killing the two occupants, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI. According to the California Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Anthony Louis Fragoso of South Gate collided head-on with a 2005 Toyota Scion while driving the…
