Recent Blog Posts in January 2012

Rafael Espinoza Moreno, 27, was arrested for a crash that occurred on August 14, 2011 that killed Esmeralda Ramirez.

Ramirez was walking to church when Moreno, who was in a Jeep, swerved onto the sidewalk and hit Ramirez who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Moreno fled the crash scene and then was found hiding two blocks away. Moreno was driving without a license and was in the country illegally at the time of the crime.

At the time of the accident, Moreno's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.

He pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, drunken driving causing injury or death and driving with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 causing injury or death.

Moreno was sentenced to 19 years and 8 months.

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On Saturday January 21, 2012, John Tippins, 31, a suspected drunk driver driving a Nissan crashed into a Toyota with three occupants. The three, including a 2 year old child, were taken to a hospital.

The police pulled over the car when they noticed it swerving and almost hitting another car. Instead of pulling over, the car sped away at about 80 mph and crashed into the Toyota.

The Police found open alcohol containers in the Nissan and the Tippins was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and for driving with a suspended license.

Tippins also had a warrant for DUI and for felony evading arrest.

Driving under the influence is considered a crime and can result in jail time not to mention excessive fines, alcohol abuse programs, driver license revocation or suspension.

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Criminal proceedings for Duan Van Le, 30, of Vacaville, have resumed. Van Le is facing a gross vehicular manslaughter of Gary George Hanks, 37, of West Sacramento, while driving under the influence on Interstate 80.

Hanks was standing outside of his vehicle on the side of the freeway in Vacaville at about 3 a.m. when he was struck by Van Le. Minutes later another car driven by Michael Xavier Hackbart, 27, of Fairfield, struck Van Le's vehicle which caused Hanks' body to be thrown further onto I-80.

Hackbart was also arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Prosecutors initially wanted to charge Van Le with homicide but this week refilled the case with a lesser charge of gross vehicular manslaughter.  

On Wednesday January 18, 2012, Van Le pleaded not guilty to the gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated charge and was released after posting $90,000 bail.

He is next scheduled to appear January 30^th to schedule a preliminary hearing.

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A 19 year old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence which caused an accident that resulted in death of a 23 year old man.

The driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a light pole. The 23 year old man was the passenger and died at the scene before any responders arrived.

The California Highway Patrol arrested the driver on suspicion of DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter.

Gross vehicular manslaughter is one of the most serious charges someone with a DUI can face. A conviction can result in up to 10 years prison for each person killed.

The prosecution must first prove that you as the defendant was actually driving under influence with a blood alcohol level of 0.08%.

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An alcohol related crash resulted in one dead and one critically injured. The man killed was Ricky Lee Lowe, Jr., 29, of Turlock, California.

The alleged drunk driver was 27-year-old Kurt Alan Knapp of Turlock. Knapp has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Knapp was driving a Chevy pickup with Lowe Jr. at approximately 60 mph. Knapp allegedly lost control of his vehicle and the vehicle ended up on its roof.

Lowe was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and Knapp was airlifted to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto with major injuries. He is in stable condition.

Knapp is likely to be charged with vehicular manslaughter if he is found to have been driving under the influence. These are very serious charges that can result in long term imprisonment.

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