Monday, September 24, 2007
San Diego drunk driving father looking at possible 15 years
San Diego California DUI criminal defense attorney news
A man accused of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a freeway crash that killed his 9-year-old son agreed Monday to waive his right to a probable cause hearing and go straight to trial.
Marcos Sanchez Munoz, 33, is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit-and-run causing death, child endangerment, leaving the scene where a death occurred, two counts of driving under the influence and misdemeanor charges of driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.
His cousin, Raul Munoz Sanchez, also waived his right to a preliminary hearing and stipulated to a trial date of Dec. 3.
A readiness conference was scheduled for Nov. 13.
Raul Munoz Sanchez is charged with being an accessory after the fact and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence with a prior conviction, giving false information to a police officer, obstructing an officer and driving without a license.
Deputy District Attorney Melissa Vasel told a judge this summer that Marcos Sanchez Munoz was under the influence about 1:40 a.m. on July 14 when he plowed into a stationary car on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 8 near Texas Street.
A witness saw a man running from the scene, but the defendant did not call 911, Vasel said.
Officers patrolling the area came upon the crash site and found Alex Munoz -- a third-grader at Linda Vista Elementary -- dead in the front passenger seat, the prosecutor said.
Police saw a white pickup truck circling a restaurant parking lot, Vasel said.
When officers arrived in the defendant's neighborhood, the driver of the white truck accelerated and went down an alley, the prosecutor said.
At that point, the truck was being driven by Raul Munoz Sanchez, whose blood-alcohol level was 0.19 percent when he was arrested, Vasel said.
Marcos Sanchez Munoz, the front-seat passenger in the truck, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 percent three hours after the fatal crash, the prosecutor said. He faces up to 15 years in state prison if convicted, and his cousin faces up to three years behind bars if convicted, Vasel said.
A man accused of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a freeway crash that killed his 9-year-old son agreed Monday to waive his right to a probable cause hearing and go straight to trial.
Marcos Sanchez Munoz, 33, is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit-and-run causing death, child endangerment, leaving the scene where a death occurred, two counts of driving under the influence and misdemeanor charges of driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.
His cousin, Raul Munoz Sanchez, also waived his right to a preliminary hearing and stipulated to a trial date of Dec. 3.
A readiness conference was scheduled for Nov. 13.
Raul Munoz Sanchez is charged with being an accessory after the fact and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence with a prior conviction, giving false information to a police officer, obstructing an officer and driving without a license.
Deputy District Attorney Melissa Vasel told a judge this summer that Marcos Sanchez Munoz was under the influence about 1:40 a.m. on July 14 when he plowed into a stationary car on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 8 near Texas Street.
A witness saw a man running from the scene, but the defendant did not call 911, Vasel said.
Officers patrolling the area came upon the crash site and found Alex Munoz -- a third-grader at Linda Vista Elementary -- dead in the front passenger seat, the prosecutor said.
Police saw a white pickup truck circling a restaurant parking lot, Vasel said.
When officers arrived in the defendant's neighborhood, the driver of the white truck accelerated and went down an alley, the prosecutor said.
At that point, the truck was being driven by Raul Munoz Sanchez, whose blood-alcohol level was 0.19 percent when he was arrested, Vasel said.
Marcos Sanchez Munoz, the front-seat passenger in the truck, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 percent three hours after the fatal crash, the prosecutor said. He faces up to 15 years in state prison if convicted, and his cousin faces up to three years behind bars if convicted, Vasel said.
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