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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man, who the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said had anterior DUI convictions, was charged connected Thursday for the execution of a 17-year-old miss successful a DUI clang successful Fresno.
The DA says 28-year-old Michael Anthony Mendoza of Fresno was sentenced to 15 years to beingness successful authorities situation for execution and gross conveyance manslaughter portion intoxicated.
On March 18, 2022, astatine astir 8:40 p.m., the DA's bureau says Mendoza was driving a Chevy Tahoe northbound connected Marks Avenue erstwhile helium ran a halt motion astatine Jensen Avenue and collided astatine afloat velocity with a GMC Yukon. The Yukon, driven by 17-year-old Sarahi Ramirez-Rodriguez, had the close of way.
Rodriguez sustained fatal injuries. She was pronounced deceased astatine a section infirmary aboriginal that evening.
Officers with the California Highway Patrol study responding to the country and observing signs of intoxication connected Mendoza. Witnesses besides reported Mendoza was driving erratically and astatine precocious speeds earlier the crash.
According to officers, toxicology tests revealed Mendoza had marijuana successful his strategy and a humor intoxicant attraction of .19%, which is much than doubly the ineligible limit.
The DA's bureau says Mendoza was connected probation for a 2019 DUI condemnation astatine the clip of the crash, and helium was prohibited from driving with immoderate measurable magnitude of intoxicant successful his system. He had besides been warned that if helium killed idiosyncratic portion impaired, helium could beryllium charged with murder.
