TRIAL ORDERED IN 3 DEATHS ON FREEWAY WRONG-WAY DRUNK DRIVING SUSPECTED.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- An ex-convict accused of being a wrong-way drunk driver and killing three nail-salon workers when his car slammed head-on into their car has been ordered to stand trial on charges of gross 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. . Prosecutors said George Earl This article is about George Earl the artist. For the cricketer of the same name, see George Earl (cricketer). George Earl (1824–1908) was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. Walker's 2001 Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] had been speeding south in the northbound lanes of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. for at least 4 1/2 miles and barely missing other vehicles before slamming into the women's Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the in August 2005. ``He was driving the wrong way on the 14 Freeway, hit the car with the three women and killed them,'' Deputy District Attorney Susan Choi Susan Choi (born 1969) is a novelist born in South Bend, Indiana to a Korean father and the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants. When she was nine years old her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Houston, Texas; she holds a B.A. said. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.15 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Walker was bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing last week and remained in custody in lieu of $425,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, drunk driving and misdemeanor driving the wrong way. Walker's attorney, Michael Ross, said his client has never been convicted of drunk driving. Ross also said that an officer who investigated the fatal accident testified that one of the women, who was in the back seat, was wearing her lap belt incorrectly. ``One woman had her seat belt on improperly, under her arm instead of over her shoulder, and that contributed to her death,'' Ross said. In the Civic, Vui La, 61, of Glendale and Thanh Le, 56, of Long Beach, were both dead at the crash scene, and Mydung Nguyen, 47, of Bakersfield was flown by helicopter to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, where she died. All three women had worked together at a Lancaster nail salon before the crash, which happened Aug. 14 about a half mile north of Avenue N. Walker, 44, of Lancaster, was sentenced to five years in prison in 1986 for a conviction of attempted voluntary manslaughter, state Department of Corrections records show. California Highway Patrol records show the first call about the wrong-way vehicle came in at 1:48 a.m., about six minutes before the fatal crash. Prosecutors said one witness reported that Walker's Mustang had entered the Antelope Valley Freeway at Avenue I. Minutes later, another motorist reported narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with the Mustang traveling the wrong way at high speed south of Avenue K. At almost the same time, a CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officer came upon the collision south of Avenue M. Prosecutors said that at least 10 motorists saw Walker driving the wrong way before the collision and had to take evasive action to avoid hitting him. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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