The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
An Orange County Superior Court judge has sentenced a 28-year-old male to seven years in prison for a fatal DUI related accident that occurred in early July.
The accident occurred at 12:50am on July 17th, 2011 when the male driver, Yannis Ismael Galanis, was driving his GMC pickup at high speeds southbound on the I-5 freeway near Disneyland Drive. After suddenly swerving into a lane, his GMC crashed into another vehicle and continued up a dirt embankment before hitting a concrete barrier; the truck re-entered traffic lanes before coming to a stop on the freeway. Galanis, whose BAC levels was 0.11 percent, and his passenger Edgar Murillo, were taken to the local hospital where unfortunately, 29-year-old Murillo died hours later.
This past August, Galanis pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated, driving under the influence causing injury with a prior conviction and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent or more and causing injury.
If you or someone you know has been recently involved in a DUI-related accident or has been arrested for driving under the influence in Orange County, you must hire a reputable OC DUI Defense Lawyer as soon as possible.
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