People v. Pinomi CA4/3

FACTS

Just after 10:00 p.m. on May 19, 2021, Pinomi was driving “[v]ery fast” southbound on a street, at a speed of 60 to 70 miles an hour,1 when he ran a red light and struck and killed pedestrian Uriostegui who was in the crosswalk.2 Pinomi pulled over, got out of the truck, and ran toward Uriostegui to check his pulse but found none. Pinomi looked up and saw a witness to the collision, standing nearby. Pinomi told the witness that the witness “didn’t see who . . . was driving and who hit [Uriostegui].”

1 The speed limit on this street is 40 miles per hour.

2 Uriostegui’s autopsy would later show Uriostegui died within

seconds of impact from the blunt force injuries he suffered to the head and neck.

2 Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene. During the ensuing police investigation of the collision, Pinomi told officers he drank gin at home earlier in the evening before going to a bar where he had five or seven drinks. He said he was driving home from the bar at the time of the collision. He stated he was driving “crazy” that night and estimated his driving at 60 miles per hour. A blood draw at 1:09 a.m. showed Pinomi had a blood alcohol concentration of .103…