Jamie Espinoza, 10, Angelita Espinosa, 69, dead; George Espinosa Jr. and Charlotte Espinosa, both 42, injured after alleged drunk driver runs stop sign, strikes their vehicle near Tulare, California
Child, grandmother die in Tulare area crash
According to the California Highway Patrol, George Espinosa was driving a 2012Honda Pilot south on Spacer Driver and approaching Avenue 200 when it was broadsided by an SUV. Charlotte Espinoza, the grandmother and the girl, were in the Pilot when it was struck.
The CHP said Cheyenne Wyllie, 25 of Exeter, was driving a 2013 Ford Edge west on Avenue 200 and approaching the intersection. She failed to yield at a posted stop sign, striking the Pilot on the driver's side, the CHP said.
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Police say Wyllie blew a stop sign and arrested her for driving drunk. She has since bailed out of jail and faces charges of felony driving under the influence and two counts of manslaughter.
Bail denied in DUI death case
Cheyenne Ray Wyllie stood nearly motionless as a judge denied her bail on two counts of second-degree murder.
Her attorney, Richard Rumery, pleaded with the judge Monday, who set a bail hearing for next week in Visalia. Rumery tried to console Wyllie, 25, as she was led off, shackled and in a blue prison jumpsuit.
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A community event on April 1 gave friends and supporters an opportunity to write condolence letters to the family.
A GoFundMe account has raised more than $60,000 for the family.
Bail granted in DUI death case
He said he listened carefully and admitted the alleged crimes were violent acts that took the lives of two people. But, stating California law, and setting restrictions on release, Alldredge set bail at $750,000. Wyllie will need to come up with $60,000 to post bond.
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Wyllie is charged with two counts of murder, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs causing injury, and one count of driving with a .08 or above blood alcohol level causing injury - all of which are felonies.
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A Northern California judge sentenced a 28-year-old woman to 19 years to life in prison for the drunken driving deaths of two people in 2016 when she slammed into a minivan after running a stop sign.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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