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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral from Clovis was sentenced successful transportation with a fatal DUI clang that killed an 80-year-old antheral and earnestly injured a 76-year-old pistillate from Fresno, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said.
The DA says 57-year-old Shawn Davari was sentenced to 15 years to beingness successful authorities situation for 1 number of gross conveyance manslaughter portion intoxicated and 2 counts of felony DUI causing large bodily injury. His condemnation was enhanced owed to 2 anterior convictions for impaired driving offenses successful 1994 and 1999.
On July 4, 2023, conscionable aft 5 p.m., the DA's bureau says Davari was driving his Ford Fusion connected Armstrong Avenue, approaching Clinton Avenue. At the aforesaid time, 80-year-old Joe Castro and his 76-year-old woman were stopped astatine the halt motion for westbound Clinton. Castro was driving a Hyundai Elantra.
As the Hyundai entered the intersection, the DA says Davari ran the halt sign, hitting the driver's side. As a result, the mates successful the Hyundai was transported to a section hospital, wherever Castro succumbed to his injuries.
The Fresno Police Department reported that an probe aboriginal revealed Davari's humor intoxicant attraction was 0.19%, and helium was driving astatine a velocity of 61 mph astatine the clip of the crash.
