LAS FLORES, Calif.—First responder agencies constructed a crash scene April 24 involving two damaged cars, student actors, and concerned parents in what would be the 31st year of creating a multi-casualty simulation to educate students about the perils of drunk driving. “So we’re going to move her body up on the hood of the car,”…
Tesoro High School Witnesses DUI Crash Simulation
April 25, 2022
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Pennsylvania Driver Charged With Murder, DUI in Death of Two State Troopers
Pennsylvania State Police have identified the woman involved in a crash that killed two state troopers and a pedestrian on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, just before 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21. Jayana Tanae Webb has been charged with the following: three counts each of murder of the third degree; homicide by vehicle while DUI;…
California Would Test for Drugs After Fatal Vehicle Collisions Under New Bill
February 24, 2022
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Law enforcement would be required to test for drug use after a fatal vehicle collision under a newly proposed California bill. Senate Bill 925, introduced by Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), seeks to address the increased amount of fatally injured drivers who have tested positive for substances in their system following fatal accidents. “It is…
LAPD Announces Holiday Traffic Enforcement Campaign
December 14, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will have additional officers on patrol during the holiday season on the lookout for impaired motorists, starting Dec. 15. The increased enforcement effort will continue through New Year’s Day, the LAPD announced Dec. 14. “The LAPD is committed to keeping our community safe and encourages everyone to stay in for the night…
DUI Driver Who Killed Costa Mesa Firefighter Gets 15-Years-to-Life in Prison
December 10, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former addiction care center employee was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Dec. 10, for driving under the influence of various drugs when he fatally struck a Costa Mesa firefighter bicycling on a Mission Viejo sidewalk. Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, was convicted in September of second-degree murder in the death of fire…
Autopsy: Vista Jail Inmate Died of Drug Overdose
December 7, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A 24-year-old inmate who died after falling ill at Vista Detention Facility last summer succumbed to an accidental drug overdose, authorities reported Dec. 6. Deputies found Ronaldino Estrada of Escondido unconscious and unresponsive in his cell at the South Melrose Drive jail on the morning of July 5, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Paramedics took Estrada…
Twice-Convicted Drunk Driver Involved in Irvine Fatal Crash
November 16, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A twice-convicted drunk driver was arrested Nov. 14 on suspicion of driving under the influence in a crash that killed two people on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine, California. Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, of Lake Forest, was on probation for two DUIs in 2019, according to court records. He was held on a $1…
Twice-Convicted Drunk Driver Charged With Murder in Irvine Fatal Crash
November 16, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A twice-convicted drunk driver was charged with murder Nov. 16 for allegedly driving under the influence in a crash that killed two people on the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway in Irvine, California. Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, of Lake Forest, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and a count…
LA District Attorney’s Office Awarded $1.5M Grant for DUI Training, Prosecution
October 29, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has been awarded a $1.5 million grant for DUI (Driving Under the Influence) training and prosecution. “This grant will further our goals of preventing impaired driving and reducing alcohol and drug-related fatalities and injuries,” District Attorney George Gascon said in an Oct. 29 statement. The funding will allow the office’s DUI Training and…
Trial Begins for Man Charged With Murder in Lakeside Jogger’s DUI Death
EL CAJON—A man was driving drunk when his work truck fatally struck a jogger on a Lakeside roadway three years ago, a prosecutor said Oct. 18, while a defense attorney alleged poor visibility on the narrow two-lane road provided her client little opportunity to avoid the collision. Opening statements and testimony began Monday morning in…
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