A Santa Clarita man pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter in the fatal crash that killed a Valencia man on Valentine’s Day last year, officials said.
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“(Alexus Corral, 28,) pled guilty to a count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated,” said Jeffrey Illions, deputy district attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office who prosecuted the case. “There was a previous conviction for DUI that was alleged.”
Corral was formally sentenced to 10 years in state prison Friday, after he filed his plea.
A restitution hearing is scheduled for March 27.
The collision took place on Copperhill Drive approximately 3:55 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2014, involving Zimmerman, who was driving a black Honda Civic, and Corral, who had his daughter in the car with him at the time of the crash in a white Ford Fusion.
Preliminary information indicates the Ford traveling eastbound Copperhill Drive collided with the Civic, which was exiting Copperstone Drive, according to a statement from Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.
Zimmerman was treated at the scene by personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and he later died at a local area hospital.
Fire officials administered oxygen to the driver of the Civic, and then when they got him out, administered CPR to him, according to a witness on scene.
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This man killed someone and only gets 10 years. This is a second DUI for this person. The system and judges suck. This man should be put in prison forever and used as a organ donor. Maybe he will not be able to live with what he has done and will take himself out of this world.
guess what Mark . . he just got arrested again in Santa Clarita for vandalism . . so that means he’s been out and served a small portion of his 10 years. That should be comforting for our towns folk
And he is already out of prison and committing more felonies.
This guy does 4 years on a ten year sentence. Gets out and already has a Jaguar XF and a drop top Camaro. What’s this guy doing ? Cause it seem like he’s BALLIN