People v. He CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On the night of January 26, 2019, defendant was stopped and ticketed by the California Highway Patrol for driving her Porsche 109 mph on Interstate 15, just north of Barstow. About an hour later, while driving approximately 103 mph on the same highway in San Bernardino County, defendant collided with a Nissan Sentra, causing it to rollover and crash. The force of the collision killed the Sentra’s front passenger and left its driver in a vegetative state. It also shook up their seven-year-old granddaughter, who was riding in the backseat, although she did not sustain any serious physical injuries. Defendant, then age 25, also escaped injury during the crash. At trial, defendant was charged with second degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and reckless driving causing serious injury. The jury acquitted her of murder but found her guilty of the other two offenses. At sentencing, the court imposed the midterm sentence of four years on the manslaughter count, plus a consecutive term of one third the midterm on the reckless driving count, for a total prison term of four

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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