A New Year's Day accident around 3AM in the San Diego area took the life of a 6-month's pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Authorities have charged the suspect, 40-year-old Joseph Antony Venegas, with gross vehicular manslaughter and two counts of DUI causing injury. Arraignment for Venegas has been postponed because the driver was in medical isolation; he was only arraigned last Friday on the charges.
21-year-old Elaina Luquis-Ortiz and her unborn child, Romeo Fransisco, were both killed and two others were injured. Venegas was not charged in the death of the fetus, which is possible though not uniformly enforced in the state of California. The decision on this matter is pending.
Luquis-Ortiz was traveling home with her husband from a New Year's Eve party when they were called to assist another driver with a flat tire. She pulled her own car behind the disabled vehicle to await further assistance. At that point, a much larger Chevrolet Tahoe struck the parked car.
Luquis-Ortis died at the scene nearly immediately upon impact. The other passengers, who she was assisting, suffered serious injuries.
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More than a year later, Vincent Jackson continues to duck DUI charge
As the San Diego Chargers prepared to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the 2008 playoffs, receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested for DUI.
A year later, the case is still pending, as Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently pointed out.
And because Jackson has yet to plead guilty to or be convicted of the alleged crime, the league's procedure for suspending Jackson has not yet initiated. Which has allowed Jackson to avoid missing any time.
As a result, Jackson has played every game this season, and he has caught 68 passes for 1,167 yards and nine touchdowns.
The delay has arisen in part from the maneuverings of Jackson's lawyer, who has obtained multiple continuances of the case.
Still, with Jackson heading for restricted free agency, Jackson's interests would be better served to have this one behind him. Moving forward, it'll likely be a factor in the magnitude of any offers he receives, from the Chargers or any other teams.
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A year later, the case is still pending, as Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently pointed out.
And because Jackson has yet to plead guilty to or be convicted of the alleged crime, the league's procedure for suspending Jackson has not yet initiated. Which has allowed Jackson to avoid missing any time.
As a result, Jackson has played every game this season, and he has caught 68 passes for 1,167 yards and nine touchdowns.
The delay has arisen in part from the maneuverings of Jackson's lawyer, who has obtained multiple continuances of the case.
Still, with Jackson heading for restricted free agency, Jackson's interests would be better served to have this one behind him. Moving forward, it'll likely be a factor in the magnitude of any offers he receives, from the Chargers or any other teams.
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