Teenager Kills Motorcyclist and Injures Three Others in Head-On Collision

PALMDALE, Calif. - Oct. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Antelope Valley, CA – On Saturday, October 19 at around 3:10 p.m. on Elizabeth Lake Road, just east of Godde Hill Road, a 19-year-old Palmdale teen crashed head-on to a group of motorcyclists on a two-lane road, according to authorities.

According to CHP officials, 19-year-old J.G. was driving a 2001 Infiniti G20 eastbound on Elizabeth Lake Road when he lost control of the vehicle and veered into opposing traffic. The Infiniti crashed head-on into three motorcycles that were headed westbound on Elizabeth Lake Road.

P.V., a 58-year-old from Oxnard was driving a 2006 Yamaha XV 1900 at the time of the accident. P.V. sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Two Moorpark residents suffered serious injuries in the collision P.M., 55, and R.M., 60. The pair was riding a 2012 Harley-Davidson. Also critically injured in the crash was 41-year-old motorcyclist D.R. of Westlake Village, who was riding on a 2012 Yamaha.

The prosecution in the case argues that J.G. was driving fast and is attributing it to gross negligence. J.G. is being held on $120k bail; he is facing several counts and up to 9 or 10 years in prison. J.G. is being represented by David M. Wallin, who is attempting to reduce his client’s charges to a misdemeanor and only 2 to 3 years in jail.

In California, manslaughter is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. There are three kinds of manslaughter in California: voluntary, involuntary and vehicular. Vehicular manslaughter is covered under Section 192 of the California Penal Code. Under §192 (c), vehicular manslaughter involves driving a vehicle in the commission of an illegal act (not a felony), and with gross negligence, or driving a vehicle in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death in an unlawful manner.

A violation for vehicular manslaughter (one count) and not including the other charges the teenager faces is punishable by one year in county jail or imprisonment in a state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years.

Attorney David M. Wallin practices criminal defense in Palmdale, California at the Law Offices of David M. Wallin. Attorney Wallin is a former Deputy District Attorney and a certified criminal law specialist who has handled over 25,000 cases and participated in over 100 jury trials. To contact the Law Offices of David M. Wallin regarding your criminal charges, please call (800) 860-1383 or visit the firm’s website online at http://www.palmdalecriminaldefenselawfirm.com.