Sarita Shakya, 38, dead and one injured in suspected drunk driving crash on Camino Del Norte near La Jolla, California
1 dead, 1 hospitalized in wrong way DUI crash
The suspected drunk driver was a 34-year-old woman in a Toyota Sienna minivan. She was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road on Camino Del Norte, just east of Camino San Bernardo, at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the CHP. That's when she hit a westbound Toyota Corolla, killing the other driver, the CHP said.
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The suspected drunken driver was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla with major injuries. There, she was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving causing injury, and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
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Sarita Shakya of San Diego was behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla that was struck head-on by an eastbound Toyota Sienna minivan on westbound Camino Del Norte near Camino San Bernardo late Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol and the county Medical Examiner’s Office.
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When Bayne got behind the wheel of her car to drive home, she had a blood-alcohol level of .35, more than four times the legal limit, Bright said. At the time of her arrest, approximately an hour after the crash, she had a BAC of 0.33.
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Judge Frederick Maguire will decide if Bayne is to stand trial. If convicted she faces 25 years to life in prison. Bail is $3 million.
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Bayne was previously convicted last year of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury, but the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of guilt on the murder count.
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Bayne was previously convicted in a separate trial of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury. She was retried on the murder count on which the previous jury had deadlocked 11-1 in favor of guilt.
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