In Lompoc, California, the police detained the alleged DUI driver who caused the accident that killed Benjamin Romayor, 68, on Saturday, August 29th. 20-year-old Isaac Valentino DeLuna would need the expertise of auto accident attorneys.
The accident happened along Harris Grade Road with the suspect behind the wheel of a 2017 white BMW. He was reportedly traveling close to Burton Mesa Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, DeLuna crossed from Harris’s southbound lane into the path of a northbound 1995 Ford pickup truck driven by Romayor.
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The investigators said that the two vehicles collided head-on around 6:30 a.m., leaving the victim injured. Responding medics transported Romayor to the hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.
DeLuna suffered minor injuries, including a laceration to his right hand, and the medics treated him at the scene. Officers determined that he drove while under the influence, and arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, and DUI with a blood-alcohol level of more than .08%.
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a severe offense in California and carries stringent punishments. The California Vehicle Code provides that operators of motor vehicles must drive with less than .08% blood alcohol concentration.
Drivers of commercial vehicles and school buses must have below .04% BAC, while young people below 21 years must have less than .01% BAC. This rule contravention means possible imprisonment, fines, administrative driver’s license suspension, and compulsory alcohol reeducation program.
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