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‘Senseless and avoidable’: Man sentenced for Yolo County head-on DUI crash
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A Woodland man was sentenced to five years of probation after a 2022 crash in which he was driving under the influence, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s office.In August 2022, the DA said James Hernandez-Cruz was driving three times the legal limit when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit another car.The DA said the car Hernandez-Cruz struck had three recent high school graduates inside and their college plans came to a screeching halt.”These victims had their lives turned upside down by this senseless and avoidable crime,” said District Attorney Jeff Reiseg in a press release.In addition to probation, Hernandez-Cruz was sentenced to 364 days in jail. However, the jail time can be waived if Hernandez-Cruz completes a one-year residential treatment program.In addition to the jail time and the residential treatment, the terms of probation prohibit the consumption of drugs and alcohol.Hernandez-Cruz must also wear an alcohol monitoring device for one year, complete a 9-month DUI class and pay restitution to the victims.
A Woodland man was sentenced to five years of probation after a 2022 crash in which he was driving under the influence, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s office.
In August 2022, the DA said James Hernandez-Cruz was driving three times the legal limit when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit another car.
The DA said the car Hernandez-Cruz struck had three recent high school graduates inside and their college plans came to a screeching halt.
“These victims had their lives turned upside down by this senseless and avoidable crime,” said District Attorney Jeff Reiseg in a press release.
In addition to probation, Hernandez-Cruz was sentenced to 364 days in jail. However, the jail time can be waived if Hernandez-Cruz completes a one-year residential treatment program.
In addition to the jail time and the residential treatment, the terms of probation prohibit the consumption of drugs and alcohol.
Hernandez-Cruz must also wear an alcohol monitoring device for one year, complete a 9-month DUI class and pay restitution to the victims.
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