Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Felony DUI / Vehicular Manslaughter in California
California
One 16-year-old girl died a day after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while riding her bicycle through an intersection.
Jessica Poungchailpuek of Buena Park, California died about 12:30 p.m. Monday at U.C. Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California.
The alleged DUI crash occurred about 4:40 p.m. Sunday when Poungchailpuek pedaled across Knott Avenue at Crescent Avenue, in California.
Poungchailpuek had the green light when George Bridgeforth Jr., 29, went through the red light at 40 miles per hour and hit the teen. He was suspected of allegedly being DUI.
Bridgeforth Jr. was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter, and George Bridgeforth Sr., his 56-year-old father, was arrested after police said he allegedly lied to them about who was driving the vehicle.
Bridgeforth was driving on a suspended license, per the media.
One 16-year-old girl died a day after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while riding her bicycle through an intersection.
Jessica Poungchailpuek of Buena Park, California died about 12:30 p.m. Monday at U.C. Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California.
The alleged DUI crash occurred about 4:40 p.m. Sunday when Poungchailpuek pedaled across Knott Avenue at Crescent Avenue, in California.
Poungchailpuek had the green light when George Bridgeforth Jr., 29, went through the red light at 40 miles per hour and hit the teen. He was suspected of allegedly being DUI.
Bridgeforth Jr. was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter, and George Bridgeforth Sr., his 56-year-old father, was arrested after police said he allegedly lied to them about who was driving the vehicle.
Bridgeforth was driving on a suspended license, per the media.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 3:59 PM 
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