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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral accused of causing a deadly DUI clang implicit the play appeared earlier a Fresno justice connected Wednesday.
But Ryan Trevino was not astatine the region courthouse downtown. Instead, helium was lying down successful his infirmary furniture astatine Community Regional Medical Center aft having exigency country Sunday night.
His country connected the seventh level became a courtroom for a fewer moments.
Judge Brian Alvarez, sheriff's deputies, and a tribunal newsman filed into the country astir 1:45 pm.
Trevino was determination for arraignment connected a execution charge. Prosecutors accidental the 35-year-old was driving nether the power of intoxicant and marijuana connected Saturday erstwhile helium killed a man.
His bluish Chevy Silverado slammed head-on into a achromatic Toyota Tundra connected Millerton Road adjacent Marina Drive.
John Tarter was driving that Toyota. The 78-year-old died earlier a chopper could alert him to the hospital. A rider successful the Tundra was hospitalized with large injuries.
Trevino's apprehension pursuing the clang is not the archetypal clip helium has been successful occupation with the instrumentality for drinking.
He was convicted of different DUI charges successful 2007 and 2019. And conscionable past week, helium was successful tribunal again for different DUI complaint stemming from an October incident.
In those erstwhile cases, judges person told Trevino to enactment distant from alcohol, and they work him a Watson advisement.
"That says that helium was warned astir driving nether the influence, and if helium killed someone, helium could beryllium filed with first-degree murder," Action News ineligible expert Tony Capozzi said. "And the mentation down that is erstwhile idiosyncratic knows they've been convicted and knows they're nether the influence, that's wanton disregard for someone's life."
The justice denied cameras successful the infirmary country astatine CRMC due to the fact that of HIPAA privateness protections, but Action News was allowed to observe the proceeding.
Trevino was wearing a bluish infirmary v-neck, helium didn't look to beryllium successful handcuffs, and his eyes were closed for overmuch of the hearing. His close limb was bandaged, wrapped, and propped up connected a wedge.
"He volition stay determination until he's good capable to beryllium taken to the jail," Capozzi said. "And passim that play of time, determination volition beryllium a lawman sheriff extracurricular the doorway of the infirmary room."
Judge Alvarez said Trevino is being held connected much than a million-dollar bail, and helium postponed the arraignment for astir 2 weeks truthful Trevino tin prosecute a backstage attorney.
If convicted of execution successful this case, Trevino could look 15 years to beingness successful prison.
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