Any DUI in California can come with some very harsh penalties. However, if there is an accident involved with the DUI charge, the penalties can quickly become more severe. In fact, the worse the accident and the more severe the injuries, the greater the penalties that a person could face. For example, the judge may decide to sentence a person to the full six months of jail time instead of the normal 48 hours. The DUI charges may even change, or a person may find themselves facing additional charges such as misdemeanor DUI causing injury or felony DUI causing serious injury. This may be in addition to a separate DUI charge.
ABC 7 reports that a wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal accident in Fontana. The crash happened shortly before midnight on Friday near the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Baseline Avenue.
A witness who heard the crash rushed to render aid. Jonathan Camacho was able to cut one person out of a smoking vehicle before first responders arrived. According to police, the driver of a Mercedes was driving northbound in the southbound lanes on Sierra. The Mercedes slammed into a white Nissan Rogue.
The driver of the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Mercedes was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The names of both the victim and the alleged DUI driver were not released.
