People v. Arce CA3

BACKGROUND

After spending the early morning hours drinking with her friends, defendant was driving approximately 93 miles per hour, lost control of her car, and crashed into a retaining wall. Passenger Aimee Campos was fatally injured in the crash, and both defendant and passenger Wayne Walker sustained serious injuries. Two and one-half hours after the collision, defendant’s blood-alcohol content measured at 0.12 percent. Defendant pled no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury, and driving with a 0.08 percent blood-alcohol content causing injury, and she admitted she had personally inflicted great bodily injury upon Walker and had caused death or great bodily injury to more than one victim. The trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of seven years eight months. The Campos family filled out a “VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT” in which they claimed “[m]onetary [l]osses” totaling $25,771.29. On a line for “Expenses resulting from stolen or damaged property,” they claimed $21,111.01 and added the following explanation: “(FUNERAL EXPENSE) INCLUDING LIFE INSURANCE.” On a line for “Wages or profits…