Only Fatal DUI Crash in San Diego's North County on New Year’s Day
Lance Cpl Quintin Garza III a 21 year old Camp Pendleton Marine was booked into Vista Detention Facility on January 1st on suspicion of driving under the influence that allegedly caused a crash that killed 29 year old Guadencio Reyes-Guaintana of San Marcos. This was the only fatal DUI in North County on New Year’s Day.
According to North County’s Fire District dispatcher and the San Diego’s medical examiner’s office both vehicles were traveling northbound just before 5:00am when they veered off a curvy El Camino Real in Rancho Santa Fe. Guaintana-Reyes the father of a newborn daughter died at the scene. Garza only had minor injuries.
On Tuesday January 6th Garza was charged with Felony DUI with Injury and Gross Vehicular Manslaughter which he plead not guilty to. At his arraignment Judge Marshall Hockett raised his bail from $200,000 to $350,000. Garza will remain in the Vista jail while awaiting his next court appearance on February 4th.
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