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Jul 16
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For those of you who remember the tragic accident that took place last year in Anaheim when a Banning man, rear-ended a bicyclist, fled the scene and the bicyclist died a few days later – the following is an update.
The man pleaded not guilty this week to amended charges of felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, felony hit-and-run, and for fleeing the scene. The police found the man’s El Camino truck soon after the accident with a shattered front windshield hidden in bushes not too far from Disneyland. The man, then on parole, turned himself into his parole officer a few days later. When first arrested, he was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. The District Attorney’s office upgraded the charge to felony because of the disregard he showed by fleeing the scene. The man has four previous convictions which include possession of methamphetamines. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and faces 13 years in prison if he is convicted.