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Garden Grove Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Manslaughter In DUI Crash
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 by Michael P. Ehline
The
Garden Grove man is identified as Felipe Navarro Orona age 45, who is
facing up to 13 years in prison at sentencing on November 16th by
Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals. Orona faces sentencing
enhancement for driving under the influence, killing one man and
injuring another.
Garden Grove man is identified as Felipe Navarro Orona age 45, who is
facing up to 13 years in prison at sentencing on November 16th by
Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals. Orona faces sentencing
enhancement for driving under the influence, killing one man and
injuring another.
The accident occurred on the shoulder
of the I-5 Freeway when Orona struck the two men while they were
changing a tire according to Deputy District Attorney
Jason Baez. The deadly accident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. in
Anaheim in the vicinity of the Harbor Boulevard off ramp while Orona
was driving a Ford pickup truck at about 55 miles per hour.
of the I-5 Freeway when Orona struck the two men while they were
changing a tire according to Deputy District Attorney
Jason Baez. The deadly accident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. in
Anaheim in the vicinity of the Harbor Boulevard off ramp while Orona
was driving a Ford pickup truck at about 55 miles per hour.
The
man killed in the accident was 23 year old Jose Castellanos, who
sustained blunt force trauma to the head. The injured man Joe
Roadriguez age 21 sustained fractures to his skull and jaw and was
transported to the hospital from the scene of the accident.
man killed in the accident was 23 year old Jose Castellanos, who
sustained blunt force trauma to the head. The injured man Joe
Roadriguez age 21 sustained fractures to his skull and jaw and was
transported to the hospital from the scene of the accident.
According
to Baez the blood alcohol level of Orona was nearly twice the legal
limit at .15 two hours after the crash and officers reported signs of
intoxication including slurred speech, along with bloodshot and watery
eyes.
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