People v. Czirban CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Robert Reagan, III died on July 26, 2016, while operating Czirban’s bulldozer at the Soberanes wildfire in Monterey County. Reagan was ejected from the bulldozer and

By separate order in this case, we took judicial notice of the record in Czirban’s

appeal from the judgment (No. H047748). Additionally, on our own motion, we take judicial notice of our prior opinion, People v. Czirban (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 1073 (Czirban I). (Evid. Code, §§ 452, subd. (d), 459.) 2 To protect the privacy of the victim, we refer to her last name by its first initial. We similarly refer to her minor children by their initials. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.90(b)(4).) 3 Unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code. 2 crushed to death by it. An investigation into Czirban’s business (Czirban Concrete Construction) commenced after the accident.4 In May 2018, the Monterey County District Attorney charged Czirban with seven crimes related to his business conduct: insurance fraud (§ 550, subd. (b)(3); count 1), workers’ compensation fraud (Ins. Code, § 11760, subd. (a); count 2), two counts of procuring and offering a false or forged instrument (§ 115, subd.…