vehicular manslaughter
Coverage of vehicular manslaughter in the Nexus archive.
- 21-year-old charged with vehicular manslaughter in OC 'car-surfing' crash that killed beloved surfer
A 21-year-old from Huntington Beach has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after his friend was killed while car surfing on Pacific Coast Highway last summer.
- Driver charged with manslaughter in fatal San Francisco crash
A 57-year-old Discovery Bay man was charged with vehicular manslaughter and failing to exercise due care for pedestrian safety after a crash in San Francisco's Mission District that killed one pedestrian and injured three others. Samuel Powell was arrested in connection with the incident.
- Social media influencer pleads not guilty in 2024 Malibu crash that killed rideshare driver
A social media influencer named Summer Wheaton, 35, pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and two DUI charges following a 2024 Malibu crash on the Fourth of July that killed a rideshare driver. The incident occurred after a party at Nobu, and Wheaton faces legal proceedings in Van Nuys.
- Drunk jet ski driver arrested after deadly Randall’s Island crash
A drunk jet ski driver was arrested after a collision near Randall's Island in the Harlem River resulted in the death of a 26-year-old woman. The suspect, Yeisson Reyes-Rodríguez, 27, faces charges of manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter.
- Delmar woman sentenced for vehicular manslaughter in Mohawk
Veronica Armbruster of Delmar was sentenced to two years and four months to seven years in state prison for vehicular manslaughter in a fatal car crash case in Mohawk.
- Riverside County deputy charged in 100-mph crash that killed man, critically injured his fiancée
A Riverside County deputy was charged with vehicular manslaughter after a high-speed crash in which he allegedly ran a red light, killing Gavin Hinkley, 21, and critically injuring his fiancée, Madeline Fox, 20. The crash occurred on Sept. 6, 2025, during the couple's errands.
- Redwood City man pleads not guilty to fatal hit-and-run
A Redwood City man, Francisco Gallardo Alvarez, pleaded not guilty to charges of hit-and-run driving resulting in death and vehicular manslaughter after a fatal crash that killed a 72-year-old pedestrian. The case is being handled by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
- Arrest made in Redwood City hit and run that killed woman
A Redwood City man was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 72-year-old woman. Police used surveillance video and license plate reader technology to identify the suspect's white Toyota Tundra, leading to the arrest of Francisco GallardoAlvarez on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run.