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Repeat DUI Offender Pleads Guilty to Pala Manslaughter
A repeat DUI offender who drove drunk and caused a head-on collision near Pala last summer that killed the other driver, then fled the scene, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter...
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Fireball Whisky-Drinking Driver Pleads Guilty in Grandmother’s Death
A 21-year-old woman who drove drunk with her headlights off in Lakeside, killing a grandmother and seriously injuring the victim’s husband, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter while...
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Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting in El Cajon Pleads Guilty
A Colorado man who tried to run down an officer with a stolen car at the end of a chase through El Cajon, prompting a police shooting that killed a woman riding in the suspect’s car, pleaded guilty...
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Daycare Operator Wants to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Baby Shaking Death
The former operator of a Clairemont daycare facility, who pleaded guilty to shaking an 11-month-old boy, resulting in the child’s death, and hitting two of his own children, told a judge Wednesday that...
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Trial Ordered for Motorist Accused of Driving on Sidewalk, Killing Girl
A motorist accused of driving onto a sidewalk in Tierrasanta and striking two young girls, killing one and seriously injuring the other, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges of gross...
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Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Escondido Crash That Killed Kid
An 18-year-old man accused of causing a freeway crash in Escondido that killed a child riding in another car pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges of gross negligent vehicular manslaughter and...
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Man Accused of Fatal Drunk Driving Pleads Not Guilty
A Ramona man who allegedly drove drunk and caused a head-on collision on state Route 67 in Poway that killed another driver pleaded not guilty Wednesday to gross vehicular manslaughter while...
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Driver Who Struck Activist in Mission Beach Gets 11-Year Sentence
A hit-and-run motorist who was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he struck a community activist removing graffiti in Mission Beach was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years behind bars. Jonathan...
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Couple Suspected of Pala Slaying Taken into Custody
A couple accused in the shooting death of an acquaintance at the Pala Indian Reservation six months ago were taken into custody Wednesday in Riverside County, authorities reported. Members of a...
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Repeat DUI Offender Pleads Guilty to Pala Manslaughter
A repeat DUI offender who drove drunk and caused a head-on collision near Pala last summer that killed the other driver, then fled the scene, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter...
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Guilty Plea in Crash Killing Sleeping Senior at La Jolla Retirement Home
A man whose car careened off a street and slammed into a La Jolla retirement home on Oct. 25, killing a 96-year-old man sleeping in his bed, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor vehicular...
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Guilty of Manslaughter But Not Texting: Motorist Who Struck 2 Girls
A motorist who drove onto a sidewalk in Tierrasanta and hit two girls — killing one and seriously injuring the other — was convicted Wednesday of gross vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run. After...
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Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting in El Cajon Pleads Guilty
A Colorado man who tried to run down an officer with a stolen car at the end of a chase through El Cajon, prompting a police shooting that killed a woman riding in the suspect’s car, pleaded guilty...
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Man Who Told Deputies He Shot Neighbor Pleads Guilty
A former Potrero resident who fatally shot his neighbor during an argument on the defendant’s front porch in 2015 pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and negligent discharge of a firearm....
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Motorist Accused of ‘Huffing’ Before Crashing into Car, Killing Girl
A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that a motorist was high on chemicals found in keyboard cleaner when he rear-ended a car in the Midway District, killing a 9-year-old girl, but a defense attorney...
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Running Over Motorcyclist in South Bay
A woman who ran over a motorcyclist during a fit of road rage in the South Bay pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter. Darla Renee Jackson, 27, faces a maximum of 11 years in prison when she...
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Man Accused of Driving Drunk, Causing Fatal Mira Mesa Crash to Stand Trial
A man accused of driving drunk and causing a collision in Mira Mesa that killed a 19-year-old motorist must stand trial on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI, a judge...
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Sentencing Postpone for Woman Who Hit 2 Tierrasanta Girls
Sentencing was postponed Thursday to Feb. 10 for a woman who drove onto a sidewalk in Tierrasanta and hit two girls, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Julianne Little, 31, faces 11 years...
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Samurai Sword Killing Admitted by Pine Valley Neighbor; 6-Year Term Seen
A Pine Valley man who fatally stabbed a neighbor with a 3-foot Samurai sword during an alcohol-fueled argument on the property where they both lived pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter....
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Man Who Used Samurai Sword in Fatal Stabbing Gets 6 Years
A Pine Valley man who fatally stabbed a neighbor with a 3-foot Samurai sword during an alcohol-fueled argument on the property where they both lived was sentenced Monday to six years in state prison....
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