A San Mateo County woman with prior drunk driving convictions has been convicted of second-degree murder and other charges following a 2022 DUI crash that killed a cyclist on Highway 1.
SAN MATEO COUNTY – District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office announced Thursday that a jury found 33-year-old Samantha Mei Hartwell of Half Moon Bay guilty of all counts. Along with being found guilty of murder, Hartwell was also convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI causing great bodily injury. According to a statement from the DA's office, the jury reached a verdict after one day of deliberations.
Hartwell then veered onto oncoming traffic and struck a Subaru head on, seriously injuring the driver and front passenger of the other vehicle.All three were airlifted to Stanford Hospital following the collision, where the passenger had to undergo several surgeries to her feet, according to the DA's office. Hartwell had a blood alcohol level of .18 following the collision, more than twice the legal limit.
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