Jeongmi Choi, 45, killed, three people injured, and driver Kamal Attoh, 37, charged in pedestrian collision at Ridgeline and Turtle Rock in Irvine, California

Modified Date: 
Sat, 02/10/2024 - 7:45am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Mother Killed When Suspected DUI Driver Hits Her, 3 Other Family Members Out for Walk in Irvine

The driver of the car stayed at the scene, police said. Video showed officers giving a field sobriety test to a man. Police later announced the arrest of 37-year-old Irvine resident Kamal Attoh on suspicion of DUI.   

Suspected DUI Driver Charged With Murder After Crash Into Family of 4 in Irvine Killed Mother

The charges filed against him include one count of murder, three counts of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury and three counts of DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or more causing bodily injury.

Man Pleads Guilty to DUI-Fatal Collision in Irvine

Attoh faced a murder charge instead of vehicular manslaughter because he was previously convicted of driving drunk in November 2000 in Orange County and in March 2002 in Ventura County, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Whitney Bokosky.

People Involved: 
Kamal Attoh
Jeongmi Choi
City: 
Irvine, CA

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