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Driver In Fatal Newhall Crash Arrested For DUI Manslaughter

Posted by: Jade Aubuchon in Court, Crash, Santa Clarita Latest News March 17, 2025 - 12:42 pm 0 4,224 Views

A San Fernando man has been arrested for manslaughter and DUI as the driver in a fatal Newhall crash earlier this month.

Sean O’Donnell, 44, of San Fernando was arrested for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter and DUI in the death of his passenger in a solo-vehicle crash in Newhall, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
At approximately 12:05 a.m. Saturday, March 1, deputies responded to the scene of a solo-vehicle crash at Railroad Avenue and 6th Street in which O’Donnell was the driver.

“The driver was extracted from the vehicle and the passenger was pronounced deceased on the scene due to the collision. A DUI Investigation was conducted and the driver was found to be under the influence,” Jensen said.Sylmar resident Sean Brown, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

O’Donnell was arrested for  Gross Vehicular Manslaughter and DUI, and remains in custody as of Monday. He is due to appear at the San Fernando Courthouse on Tuesday.


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Driver In Fatal Newhall Crash Arrested For DUI Manslaughter

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About Jade Aubuchon

A Santa Clarita native, Jade has spent her whole life involved in community outreach. After graduating from Learning Post High in 2015, she went on to College of the Canyons to pursue a double major in English and Marketing. Jade spent several years as a ballroom dance performer for a local studio and has performed at public and private events throughout Santa Clarita. Over the last two decades she has helped every major non-profit in SCV raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through donating her time and talent to drawing crowds for large events in the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond. Non-profits she has worked with include: SCV Boys & Girls Club, SCV Senior Center, VIA, Single Mothers Outreach, American Legion Post 507, SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, and many more. As KHTS Co-News Director, Jade oversees the KHTS news team, which covers all the latest news impacting Santa Clarita. Jade is also instrumental in reporting on-the-scene local emergencies, covering them on-air and via Facebook Live and YouTube. Another dimension to Jade’s on-air skills and writing are her regular political and celebrity interviews, including her bi-monthly interviews with local politicians and community leaders. Her real passion lies in local history and cold case crime coverage, some of the highlights of her career are collaborating with victims’ families to keep killers behind bars. Along with covering and writing her own news stories, Jade can be heard broadcasting the daily local news every weekday morning and afternoon drive-time twice an hour on KHTS 98.1FM and AM-1220.

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