A person who drove whereas drunk was sentenced final Friday to a whopping 188 years in jail for 5 deaths, the Sacramento County District Legal professional’s workplace introduced this week.
Cameron Garcia, 32, was convicted of driving whereas intoxicated when in 2023, a 2007 Cadillac Escalade crashed right into a tree south of the Freeport Bridge between Clarksburg and Freeport.
In that car had been 5 passengers — Monte Nunn, 29; Religion Samuel, 18; Izabelle Salaz-Stephens, 19; Curvontay Swygert, 16; and Aahliya Garcia, 17 — who all died from the crash.
Based on prosecutors, Garcia had spent the day consuming by the Sacramento River. As he was driving down a street, the street turned and Garcia hit the tree at 101 miles per hour.
Garcia was allegedly so drunk that even proper earlier than the automobile hit the tree, there have been no brakes utilized and the foot was on accelerator pedal. The automobile flipped 180 levels, tearing the complete proper aspect and many of the roof off the car.
Garcia survived with a number of accidents, however on the crash website, he made makes an attempt to flee, which the jury decided as a motive to boost his punishment.
He tried to take a number of vehicles, together with that of a lady who was close by and drove to the scene. When she arrived, Garcia acquired into her automobile, pushed her out of the driving force’s seat and sped off.
He ended up in Elk Grove the place a number of officers chased him by means of vehicles and helicopter. He crashed that stolen automobile and tried to flee once more, however officers finally apprehended him.
Blood exams later confirmed he had a blood alcohol focus of 0.11% about 90 minutes after the collision. He additionally had energetic marijuana in his system.
Relations of Garcia, nonetheless, are disputing that narrative. Based on a Change.org petition began by his household, one of many victims — Religion Samuel — was really the one who “misplaced management” of the car and was behind the wheel.
Garcia, they insisted, was really sleeping on the time.
“The one survivor, Cameron was thrown from the car in a way that, he desperately insists, proves he was not driving,” the petition learn. “Regardless of the context and proof, he was sentenced to 188 years for against the law he didn’t commit.”
The petition is asking for a evaluate of the case and to overturn the conviction, which relies on 5 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter whereas intoxicated and carjacking.
