DUI Driver Gets 15 Years to Life in Prison for Riverside County Crash that Killed Newlywed

Woman in fatal DUI involving Cocopah tribal council member accepts plea deal

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - 51-year-old Candice Hurt has accepted a plea deal for causing the crash that killed 75-year-old Cocopah tribal council member Irwin Twist in June 2024. Under the agreement Hurt will serve 10.5 years in prison and pled guilty to manslaughter. According to the court, Hurt was under the influence of multiple substances at the time of the crash. Shelyne Twist, Irwin's niece, says there is a little comfort knowing this case…

Drunk and drug driver who killed much loved cyclist sent to prison for nine years

A man from Taunton has been sent to prison for nine years and three months for causing the death of Sally Blew.

Angry judge gives woman maximum sentence in fatal DUI over ‘fake apology,’ jail calls about getting high

A young Birmingham woman convicted in a Hoover DUI crash that killed a 29-year-old Moody father got a tongue lashing from a Jefferson County judge who gave her a prison sentence far beyond what prosecutors had sought.

DUI driver gets 15 years to life in prison for Riverside County crash that killed newlywed

A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a DUI crash that killed a newlywed woman in Riverside County.

Man pleads guilty in DUI pursuit crash that killed newlywed woman in Cabazon

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) - A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder for a high-speed DUI pursuit crash that killed a newlywed woman in Cabazon last year. Jason Ray McQueary of Hemet pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's office.  The incident happened on Oct. 3. Deputies said they attempted to pull over McQueary's Mustang at the rou…