The Sacramento man accused of killing four people in a DUI crash is facing up to 17 years in prison.

Vellanoweth is accused of driving drunk on South Land Park Drive in Sacramento on March 26, when his Jeep Cherokee slammed head-on into another car. Three women and a toddler in the other car were killed.

A fifth person was injured.Among the victims were Rice's daughters, 21-year-old Brizchelle Rice and 17-year-old Brittanya Nash. Rice's grandson, 19-month old Kamall Osby, was also killed. The fourth victim was a family friend, Shanice Carter, 18."The accident reconstruction investigation is still ongoing, and we don't have those complete reports yet," said prosecutor Albert Locher. "There's no point in moving forward until we have those completed reports."After the hearing, Locher explained the situation to Rice and other family members in the hallway.

He said the police reports should be complete within a few days and expects the case will move forward at the next appearance August 2."I know you're frustrated. I am too," Locher told them.Vellanoweth, a 63-year-old political activist, was freed on bond just a couple of days after the crash.

He hasn't entered a plea to the charges of four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and two counts of felony California drunk driving /DUI .