San Diego DUI Lawyer Blog

In Vista, a woman received eighteen years for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs ultimately killing two couples while operating her vehicle.

The San Diego drunken driver known as Deanna Fridley was not only intoxicated with alcohol, but she was also high on methamphetamine when she collided head on into a Toyota Camry while behind the wheel of her GMC Yukon back in 2007. Last month, Fridley pleaded guilty to DUI causing injury as well as gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The two couples, Luis and Lina De Santiago and Luis and Rubi Baez who were on their way home from a double date that night was struck by Fridley’s Yukon. The couples had been best friends for fifteen years.

During Fridley’s sentencing in court, she addressed the victims’ families by saying "I'm very sorry for the pain and suffering your families have been through…I'm sorry." It was reported by the prosecuting attorney that Fridley on the day of the accident was drinking and smoking methamphetamine with Amber Arviso, her best friend. It was also made known that Arviso was responsible for an alcohol related incident that injured several people a month before. Fridley as well as another passenger by the name of Anthony Boles had to be pulled from the SUV due to vehicle catching fire. Both were hospitalized with broken bones. Fridley’s blood alcohol level was .12% and her results showed that she tested positive for meth.

During her trial she explained that she had been driving the Yukon during that day but switched seats with Boles because she felt that she was too intoxicated to drive. Boles also testified saying that he was not the one behind the wheel when the crash took place.

If you have been arrested and charged with a San Diego DUI, trust your case to an experienced San Diego DUI lawyer. Victor A. Orsatti at the San Diego Law Center will explain all of your legal options during a free consultation.

Drunken Driver Gets 18 Years in Fatal Crash that Killed 2 Couples, San Diego News 8, February 21, 2012

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A DUI arrest was made in Santee due to a woman who apparently ran her vehicle into a power pole resulting in no power for many SDG&E customers.

According to the authorities, the driver’s name is Lindsey Williams who is in her mid-twenties. The San Diego drunken driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated. According to Curt Goldberg, the Sheriff Sergeant, local authorities were notified on Friday night around 10:30 to go to the scene of the crash in which Williams’s vehicle crashed into a power pole and had overturned. The crash was located on the 10600 block of Prospect Avenue close to the State Route 67.

Goldberg also explained that when authorities appeared on the scene of the crash, they noticed that Williams was not injured though they could smell alcohol on her breath. Police gave the drunken driver quite a few field sobriety tests where they found her blood alcohol level to be .14, which is almost twice the California legal limit. Due to the collision with the pole, the power pole was shaved off exposing wires where they were dangling across Prospect Avenue. In order for SDG&E to repair the pole, the city had to close the street between Magnolia and Cottonwood Avenue. When the crew from SDG&E arrived at the scene, they reopened a lane going in each direction.

Evidently the incident produced a power loss and was not fixed until the next day around ten in the morning.

If you are charged with DUI or driving under the influence in San Diego, a San Diego DUI lawyer at the San Diego Law Center will review you case during a free consultation.

Woman Arrested After Santee DUI Crash, San Diego 10 News, February 12, 2012

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In San Diego, a man was arrested for suspected for driving under the influence of alcohol after he crashed into a condominium located on Eveningside Glen in Escondido.

The twenty-three year old driver by the name of Brandon Morris is already on probation for a previous DUI. Morris injured two of the residents, a father and daughter who were home at the time of the crash. The San Diego drunken driver ran his pickup through the back patio and the living and dining room of the condo. The father of the household who was on the patio at the time was trapped underneath of the pickup truck. It took twenty minutes for firefighters to get the victim out from underneath the vehicle. The man is in critical condition suffering from a broken leg, facial injuries and a concussion due to the accident. The man’s daughter who was working on her homework at the time was treated at the hospital for minor injuries. The other two family members’, the man’s wife and other child did not suffer from any injuries.

The drunken driver, who resides in Temecula, is now being held on $403,000 bail due to this incident. Don Shumate, an Escondido police sergeant, said that the accident looked like a “total scene of devastation.” Morris was arrested and booked for violating the terms of probation for his prior DUI, driving on a suspended license and felony DUI causing injury.

The driver is suffering from head injuries and he will be arraigned Tuesday.

DUI Suspect Held After Crashing Pickup Into Home, Injuring Two Residents, U-T San Diego, February 11, 2010

If you are arrested for DUI or driving under the influence in San Diego County, then trust you case to an experienced San Diego DUI lawyer at the San Diego Law Center who will explain all of your options during a free consultation.

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