Jeongmi Choi, 45, killed, three people injured, and driver Kamal Attoh, 37, charged in pedestrian collision at Ridgeline and Turtle Rock in Irvine, California
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.
Drunk Driver Gets 15 To Life In Deadly Crash
A twice-convicted drunken driver who pleaded guilty to an alcohol-fueled collision that killed a 44-year-old woman and injured her husband and two teenage children was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison.
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When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.
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