NOT GUILTY PLEA ENTERED IN FATAL OFF-ROAD CRASH CASE.Byline: Daily News A Calabasas man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder, drunk driving and other charges connected to a Memorial Day weekend off-road crash that killed a 9-year-old boy near Red Rock Canyon There are more than 30 parks and canyons in the U.S. named Red Rock Canyon: Parks
Joseph McCarthy Noun 1. Joseph McCarthy - United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) Joseph Raymond McCarthy, McCarthy , who was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in January 1998 and June 1993, was driving a 1959 Willys Jeep on a remote road when it crashed into a culvert, killing Matthew Mazza of Calabasas and injuring McCarthy and two other passengers. McCarthy, who is free on $250,000 bond, appeared Tuesday for his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted in Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield. Trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 19. McCarthy is charged with second degree murder, 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. 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. , willful cruelty to a child, driving with a suspended license and other charges. McCarthy's license was revoked in January 1998 after being suspended twice in 1993 and once in 1997, according to according to prep. 1.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. Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. records. A preliminary breath test following the 7 p.m. crash showed that McCarthy had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.159, almost double the 0.08 limit for driving drunk, officials said. Authorities said that McCarthy was driving a Jeep with Matthew and McCarthy's 14-year-old son, Colin, crouched in back and Chris Cunningham, 29, of Pico Rivera riding in the front seat. They were going to bring gasoline to a motorcycle that had run out of gas. McCarthy was traveling 50 to 60 mph when he hit a three-foot-deep, 15-foot-wide culvert. Matthew was thrown 138 feet and suffered a severe head injury. Cunningham suffered a broken back and the elder McCarthy a broken shoulder, officials said. Their conditions were unavailable Thursday. The younger McCarthy suffered what officials said were minor injuries. The four friends were with a group that had gone Memorial Day weekend to Dove Springs Canyon, a popular off-road area near Red Rock Canyon State Park, approximately 110 miles north of Los Angeles. |
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