Wednesday, October 31 2012 10:37 PM EDT2012-11-01 02:37:02 GMT
A motorist who struck a bicyclist and left him to die along a Rancho Santa Fe Road pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of hit-and-run causing death.
A motorist who struck a bicyclist and left him to die along a Rancho Santa Fe Road pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of hit-and-run causing death.
VISTA (CNS)
- A two-year prison term was handed down Wednesday for a motorist who struck a
bicyclist and left him to die along a Rancho Santa Fe road.
Jin Hyuk Byun, 20, pleaded guilty in
October to felony hit-and-run causing death. He was sentenced by Vista Superior
Court Judge K. Michael Kirkman.
The defendant was behind the wheel
of a black 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche that struck 18-year-old Angel Bojorquez
sometime after 1 a.m. last July 6.
The victim, a grocery clerk at an
Albertsons supermarket in Del Mar, was riding north near Paseo Delicias toward
his home in Escondido when the defendant's SUV drifted onto the shoulder and
struck him, authorities said. Bojorquez's body was found in shrubs along a
curvy section of Via De La Valle.
When questioned about damage to his
SUV, Byun first said it hadn't been driven recently because of electrical
problems but eventually told CHP investigators what happened.
Byun told officers he thought he hit
a mailbox, deer or dog, according to the CHP.
Prosecutor Aimee McLeod said the
defendant knew he had struck a person, noting Byun drove five miles home after
removing a tire after the accident.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:25:49 GMT
Thousands of health care workers at UC San Diego Medical Center and University of California hospitals across the state began a two-day strike Tuesday, walking picket lines as they push for a new contract.
Thousands of health care workers at UC San Diego Medical Center and University of California hospitals across the state began a two-day strike Tuesday, walking picket lines as they push for a new contract.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:52 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:52:24 GMT
The models builders at Southern California's Legoland have built a figure of a 6-year-old boy who died from an autoimmune disease last year and placed it on the park's model of the U.S. Capitol.
The models builders at Southern California's Legoland have built a figure of a 6-year-old boy who died from an autoimmune disease last year and placed it on the park's model of the U.S. Capitol.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:10 GMT
A rollover crash in La Mesa snarled traffic on Highway 125 early Tuesday, as firefighters worked to free two people from the wreckage, authorities said.
A rollover crash in La Mesa snarled traffic on Highway 125 early Tuesday, as firefighters worked to free two people from the wreckage, authorities said.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:01:32 GMT
A defense contractor at Camp Pendleton has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the theft of pricey medical equipment intended for overseas Marines.
A defense contractor at Camp Pendleton has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the theft of pricey medical equipment intended for overseas Marines.
