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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was sentenced to implicit a decennary successful situation aft being accused of driving intoxicated and causing a DUI clang that took the beingness of a 20-year-old and injured 4 different people, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said.
The DA's bureau says 30-year-old Antonio de Jesus Orozco Montes Deoca of Fresno, was sentenced to 14 years and 8 months successful authorities situation for gross vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated and driving nether the power of drugs, causing large bodily wounded to 4 different victims.
According to the DA's office, Deoca was driving connected Highway 180 adjacent Kerman connected Sept. 17, 2022, erstwhile helium crossed implicit the double-yellow median and onto oncoming traffic, crashing head-on into a conveyance driven by 20-year-old Sandy Orellana-Mendoza of Mendota. The conveyance was besides occupied by 4 different women aged 14 to 22.
Despite life-saving measures, officials accidental Orellana-Mendoza succumbed to her injuries. The different occupants successful the conveyance sustained superior injuries.
Upon further investigation, the California Highway Patrol says it was determined Decoa was severely impaired astatine the clip of the crash. Blood investigating revealed helium had a important magnitude of marijuana successful his strategy astatine the time.
Decoa was sentenced aft his plea to the charges connected March 6, the DA's bureau says.
