Trial ordered for SUV driver accused of striking, killing toddler in suspected DUI crash in City Heights [Breaking]
Prosecutors say Angeles Vargas had a blood-alcohol content that measured .206 percent after the fatal crash — California drivers are considered legally impaired if they have a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or higher — and that he stopped for food from a street vendor at some point after hitting the girl with his vehicle.A defense attorney called the collision “a tragic accident,’’ and said her client might not have seen the girl or been aware of what happened.
According to testimony presented during a preliminary hearing in San Diego Superior Court, Angeles Vargas attended a baby shower on nearby 39th Street just before the fatal collision. After leaving that event, he drove south on 40th Street and turned left onto Redwood Street. A witness took a picture of the suspect’s SUV and captured the license plate. That picture was provided to San Diego police and the car was found to be registered to the defendant’s wife, according to testimony at the hearing.
San Diego police Officer Christopher Lingenhol, one of the officers who arrested the defendant at his home, testified that he saw a driver pull the 4Runner into the residence’s driveway with significant difficulty, requiring multiple attempts to park the vehicle.
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