An Oceanside woman who struck a homeless man and continued driving with the man lodged in her windshield before walking home and changing her clothes was…
An Oceanside woman who struck a homeless man and continued driving with the man lodged in her windshield before walking home and changing her clothes was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Wednesday.
Esteysi “Stacy” Sanchez had at least five alcoholic drinks, plus beer, in the hours before her car struck a pedestrian on July 27, 2016. in the second degree, gross vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter while intoxicated and hit and run with death or permanent serious injury in April. was struck with such force, the impact stripped him of his clothes and severed his leg. The man's leg flew through the back window and landed on the trunk of the car, police said.
In his opening statement, Sanchez’s attorney acknowledged that his client did drive drunk and fled the scene. Attorney Herb Weston told jurors that fatigue, not alcohol, was responsible for the deadly crash. Sanchez had a blood alcohol level of approximately .22 percent at the time of the collision. That’s almost three times the legal limit of .08 percent.
Fatigue Crash Murder Trial North County Crash Collision Drinks Murder Alcohol Sidewalk Walking Impact Oceanside.Sanchez Defense Evidence Opening Statement Sidewalk Feet One Windshield Home Street Death Hit-And-Run Allegation Blood Alcohol Mission Avenue Collision Limit Crash Murder Trial Decision Collision Fact Oceanside Murder Charge Fact North County San Diego
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gerald Goines convicted of murder: What other Houston officers have been convicted for killing people?Before Wednesday, there were a few other cases against Houston police officers that resulted in convictions for negligent homicide.
Read more »
Woman convicted of murder in Birmingham slaying previously thought to be justifiedA Jefferson County jury on Friday found Felesha Rashaad McBride guilty of murder in the 2020 shooting death of 32-year-old Mario Joe Kindred. The shooting happened Aug. 17, 2020, in the city’s Titusville community.
Read more »
Mexican Murderer Deported for Fifth TimeThe woman, who has been deported multiple times, was previously convicted of murder in Alabama.
Read more »
Alabama woman accused of stabbing man, attacking woman with hammer now arrested for murderThe charges stem from incidents that began in late August.
Read more »
Defense attorney: No chance any suspects in Asia Poole’s death will be convicted of murder“This was self-defense all day,’’ the attorney said. District Judge William Bell forwarded all of the cases to a grand jury for indictment consideration.
Read more »
Man convicted of murder in Greenville Avenue shootingAries Jones, 31, faces up to life in prison for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Cameron Ray. A Dallas County jury was still weighing his punishment about 6:15...
Read more »