Rosie Figueroa, 38, killed and Jacques Clarke, 18, arrested in collision on Davis Road in Salinas, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/30/2023 - 10:05am
Accident Date: 
Friday, December 20, 2019

18-year-old arrested for fatal DUI crash that killed Salinas woman

Jacques Clarke was driving a 2015 Mazda 6 at a high-rate of speed northbound on Davis Road when he rear ended a 2012 Toyota Camry driven by 38-year-old Rosie Figueroa and a female passenger.

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In court Monday, Clarke's bail was increased to $380,000.

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Fett may have some of the answers that state agents with the Alcoholic Beverage Control are looking for; like who supplied the underage drinkers with alcohol.

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At the end of Friday's preliminary hearing judge Andrew Liu ruled there is sufficient evidence to put Clarke on trial for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, causing great bodily injury to Rosie's mother while intoxicated, and driving under the influence.

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A DNA test from the crash showed that Clarke's DNA was on the passenger side airbag meaning he could not have been driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.

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Jacques Clarke, who saw the original case against him dropped a year after his arrest in connection to the death of Rosie Figueroa, now faces two years of probation and up to a year in county jail.

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Three years following the fatal crash, Jacque Clark was sentenced for willfully failing to help the victims in the deadly crash. He’ll serve a year in the Monterey County Jail. 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Rosie Figueroa
Jacques Clarke
Roadway: 
Davis Road

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