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Vehicular Manslaughter

Fatal 14 Freeway DUI Suspect Returns To Court

A fatal crash on the 14 Freeway in the northbound lanes, north of Soledad Canyon Road, prompted a DUI investigation Sunday morning, officials said.

A fatal 14 freeway DUI suspect returned to court Monday for a preliminary hearing regarding his alleged involvement in a 2017 crash that left a 60-year-old man dead. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. On Aug. 13, 2017, Joe Lopez, 25, of Little Rock, allegedly struck a parked car while driving on ...

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Fatal 14 Freeway Crash Victim ID’ed; Driver Could Face Murder Charge

A fatal crash on the 14 Freeway in the northbound lanes, north of Soledad Canyon Road, prompted a DUI investigation Sunday morning, officials said.

Medical examiners identified the victim in a fiery fatal crash last month that could leave a 25-year-old Littlerock man facing a murder charge. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Sam Edinburgh, 62, was killed in a collision August 13, when a car driven Joe Lopez reportedly struck Edinburgh’s 2007 Toyota Corolla, which ...

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Woman Accused Of Killing EMT In Vehicular Manslaughter Case Misses Court Date

The woman accused of striking and killing an emergency medical technician on his way to work missed her court date, and now has a warrant out for her arrest.

The woman accused of striking and killing an emergency medical technician on his way to work missed her court date, and now has a warrant out for her arrest. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Yolanda Muñoz Hernandez was due in court last week for an arraignment on a vehicular manslaughter charge, ...

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Agua Dulce Man Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter After Alleged DUI Crash In Stevenson Ranch

One Dead, One Arrested After Suspected DUI Crash In Stevenson Ranch

An Agua Dulce man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after an alleged single-vehicle DUI crash in Stevenson Ranch killed one and injured two others, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Michael Blake Palazzola plead not guilty on Wednesday to one felony count of ...

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Elderly Canyon Country Man Pleads Not Guilty In Traffic Death Of Saugus Teen

A 74-year-old man plead not guilty on Thursday after being charged with causing the traffic death of a 14-year-old Saugus resident Wyatt Savaikie in July. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Ralph August Steger, of Canyon Country, plead not guilty to one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter and one infraction each of unsafe speed and ...

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Multiple Charges Filed Against Canyon Country Man Who Allegedly Struck And Killed Saugus Teen

The man who allegedly struck and killed 14-year-old Wyatt Savaikie at a Saugus intersection in July is facing multiple charges. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Charges were filed against Ralph August Steger, 74, of Canyon Country, for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, speeding and failing to stop at a red light. The charges read ...

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Burbank Man Sentenced To 23 Years To Life For Fatal Wrong-Way Traffic Collision On 14 Freeway

A Burbank man was sentenced to 23 years to life Friday for a fatal wrong-way traffic collision on the 14 freeway in June 2013. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Bradford Pate, 40, of Burbank, has been sentenced in the crash that killed the Rev. Manard Giles, 77, and Mattie Lee Ferguson, 60, ...

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