2 ARRESTED IN DOUBLE-FATAL CRASH AGENTS: MEN GAVE LIQUOR TO UNDERAGE DRIVER.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer BAKERSFIELD -- A Bakersfield restaurant employee and a second man were arrested by state Alcoholic Beverage Control Alcoholic Beverage Control may refer to:
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Dom Pericos bartender Gaston San Pedro Portillo, 33, a Lebec resident, and restaurant patron Alejandro Saenz, 25, a resident of Lamont, were arrested on suspicion of providing liquor to Chelsea Arcos, who is charged with vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. and drunk driving in an Aug. 7 crash that killed John Tun TUN, measure. A vessel of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads. and Thoung Pok. ``In a case like this, individuals are held criminally responsible and civil action is taken against the restaurant,'' ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Sgt. Jerry Ackley said. ``There is a possibility that their alcohol license will be suspended.'' Dom Pericos has been in business for about five years and Ackley said he knows of no prior accusations of it serving alcohol to minors. State alcohol investigators were able to verify that Arcos and Saenz had been at Dom Pericos on Aug. 6 drinking strawberry margaritas that were provided by Portillo, who was working as a server and bartender. About 1:45 a.m. Aug. 7, Arcos drove her truck into a Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. stopped near the Magic Mountain Parkway exit of the southbound Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , where Tun and Pok were changing a tire. Both Tun and Pok were killed. Arcos stopped near Valencia Boulevard, a mile away from the crash site. Arcos has pleaded not guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. , drunk driving causing great bodily injury or death, leaving the scene of an accident, driving with an expired license and driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 0.05 while under the age of 21. Officials have not disclosed her blood-alcohol reading, but said it was in excess of 0.08, considered evidence of driving under the influence. Arcos was in jail from Aug. 7 until Sept. 21, when she was released on $250,000 bail. Arcos is scheduled to appear in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Superior Court on Nov. 1. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kern County official Murial McElhose, both Saenz and Portillo were booked at the Kern County Sheriff's Department central facility Thursday afternoon. Saenz was released with a citation and appeared in court Friday; Portillo also appeared in court, but remains in custody on a no-bail hold placed by the Border Patrol and is subject to deportation. The restaurant could be put on probation for one or two years, Ackley said. ``If anything happens there during that time, the first penalties would be reversed and they could lose their license completely,'' he said. Ackley also said that fatal and serious-injury cases involving underage drinking that come before the state agency have increased significantly. ``We're adding a half-dozen cases a month,'' he said. carol.rock(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5252 |
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