Family of teen girl killed in San Jose pot DUI crash wants more accountability for offenders

Before the recent fatal pot DUI accident in Fremont that left three people dead, another deadly crash involving a driver under the influence of marijuana killed a 16-year-old San Jose girl. This case happened in March and involved the death of Isabelle Gonzalez. Alcohol was also involved in this case. Family members of Gonzalez are demanding that more…

Woman charged in crash that killed her teen cousin tested positive for THC

CHARLESTOWN, IN (WAVE) – An Indiana woman has been charged with a felony months after a crash that killed her 13-year-old cousin. Jordan Abbott, 20, was charged with one count of causing death in a motor vehicle accident with a schedule one controlled substance in her blood. Police said toxicology reports indicated THC, an active…

Airboat skipper smoked weed before fatal crash, test shows. But he can’t be charged

A veteran airboat captain had a high level of marijuana in his blood when his boat flipped in the Everglades, hurling tourists into the swamp and drowning a recent University of Miami graduate pinned under the craft. But nearly a year after the crash, prosecutors this week ruled out charging Steve George Gagne with any…

Driver who smoked marijuana, then blocks later struck and killed pedestrian, gets nearly 4 years

A 27-year-old driver who was seen puffing away on a marijuana pipe — then blocks later fatally struck a pedestrian in a Gresham crosswalk last October — was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison. Jacob McLeod Walters’ case has captured public attention particularly because he is one of the first defendants in Oregon…

Driver in crash that killed 5 teens had drugs in system, report shows

[W]ILLISTON — The court-ordered toxicology report of a wrong-way driver charged with killing five central Vermont teenagers in a fiery crash a year ago shows high levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, a powerful opiate and prescription drugs in his blood system. Steven D. Bourgoin, 37, of Williston had elevated levels of fentanyl…

Driver gets 18 years in prison for hit-and-run that killed Parker cyclist

ARKER, Colo. — The man who struck and killed a Parker cyclist in a hit-and-run last summer has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, officials announced Wednesday. Preston James Dorris, 37, pleaded guilty in February to leaving the scene of accident involving death, vehicular homicide, and careless driving in the death of Edward “Chuck” Vogel, Jr….