Frederico Nunez Silva, 47, killed in collision with suspected drunk driver Candice Ooley on Highway 41 in Madera County, California
CHP: Man killed, pregnant woman suspected of DUI in 41 crash
CHP officer Paul Varner said the crash happened about 9:50 p.m. on northbound Highway 41 just north of the North Fork turnoff. A Chevrolet Cruze driven by a pregnant woman from Clovis rear-ended a Hummer H3 driven by a Lemoore man. The Hummer careened down an embankment.
DRUNK, PREGNANT WOMAN FROM CLOVIS CAUSES DEADLY HWY 41 CRASH, CHP SAYS
Ooley was not injured, but taken to a Valley hospital as a precaution. She was later arrested for felony DUI, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and driving on a suspended license due to a previous DUI conviction.
DA: Pregnant Clovis woman in Friday crash had 0.32 blood alcohol level
Candice Ooley had a 0.32 blood alcohol level – four times the legal limit of 0.08 – at the time of the collision, said David Linn, Madera County district attorney. He said she had a fight with her boyfriend in Clovis before the 9:50 p.m. crash on Highway 41 north of Road 200.
Lawyer worries about accused drunken killer’s unborn baby
The lawyer for the Clovis woman charged with killing a motorist on Highway 41 in a drunken-driving crash said Wednesday that District Attorney Dave Linn has the good intention of wanting to keep Madera County safe, but he can’t charge defendant Candice Ooley with murder because there is no case law to support it.
WIFE OF VICTIM SPEAKS AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY A DRUNK, PREGNANT WOMAN CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH
And now she's trying to figure out how with a fractured back she is going to pay to bury the man whose smile lit up her world.
"I can't work," she said. "I have this problem now, I can't do anything."
The family set up a GoFundMe account for those who wish to donate, click here for details.
GoFundMe: Federico Nunez Silva
Luisa is the sweetest woman that you could ever meet. She moved to this Country from the Azores to start a new life with her husband, they are the hardest workers you will ever meet. Luisa is left to handle her unexpected husbands burial and finds herself with no way to pay for her husbands funeral. I ask that you look within yourselves and help this widow lay her husband to rest.
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