People v. Oliver CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 11, 2019, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Oliver was driving on Highway 17 with an approximate blood alcohol level of 0.10 percent, after having consumed eight shots of whiskey and rum.1 She drove into oncoming traffic and collided with another car carrying five teenagers. The driver of the other car, Billie Doe,2 and three passengers in the car, Brianna Doe, Julian Doe, and Collette Doe, were seriously injured and a fourth passenger, Armando Doe was killed. Oliver was charged by complaint with gross vehicular manslaughter of Armando Doe (Pen. Code, § 191.5, subd. (a)3 (hereafter section 191.5(a)); count 1) with an allegation of personal infliction of great bodily injury (§§ 667 & 1192.7); driving under the influence of alcohol and proximately causing injury to Armando Doe (Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a); count 2) with three allegations of personal infliction of great bodily injury against, respectively, Armando Doe, Billie Doe, and Brianna Doe, (§§ 12022.7, subd. (a) & 1203, subd. (e)(3)) and two allegations of proximately causing injury to another person (Julian Doe and Collette Doe) (Veh. Code, § 23558); and driving under the influence of…