People v. Sanchez-McCormick CA4/3

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On April 16, 2017, at about 12:40 a.m., Sanchez was driving a white Chevy Malibu heading westbound on Katella Avenue. Alexis B. was in the front passenger seat. The posted speed limit was 45 miles per hour. As Sanchez approached an intersection at Valley View Street, there was a vehicle several car lengths in front of Sanchez’s car that had slowed down

2 and stopped at a red light. Sanchez activated his left turn signal, but then changed lanes to the right. Sanchez then drove into the intersection against the red light at 50 miles per hour without applying the brakes. At that same time, Aaron O. was driving a gold Ford Fusion heading northbound on Valley View. Aaron’s wife was in the front passenger seat, and his teenage son was in the backseat. Aaron was driving at 42 miles per hour. As Aaron approached the intersection at Katella he had the green light. Aaron saw Sanchez’s white Chevy Malibu coming from his right side into the intersection, but he did not have time to avoid colliding with Sanchez’s car. The force of the collision caused both vehicles to spin counterclockwise, and to enter the southbound lanes of Valley View. At this time, a…