Jack Tenhulzen killed and Stacy Sanchez arrested for DUI after pedestrian collision on Mission Avenue in Oceanside, California
After Oceanside crash, victim wedged in windshield of moving car
According to Oceanside police, the victim landed on the driver’s windshield and somehow became wedged there. Witnesses told officers that the driver, however, did not immediately stop, but continued with the victim still on the windshield. Police said the car went up on a sidewalk, through landscaping and continued until it finally came to a stop in the 100 block of Magdalena Drive. Witnesses said, at that point, the driver exited the vehicle and walked away.
DUI Suspect Drives With Body Lodged in Car for a Mile After Hit-And-Run: PD
Police said Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29, who goes by Stacy Sanchez, drove her car onto the sidewalk and hit the man at random.
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Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29, who goes by Stacy Sanchez, pleaded not guilty to four felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury and a misdemeanor count of driving without a license.
Woman Who Lodged Man's Body in Car Faces Murder Charge: DA
Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29, who goes by Stacy Sanchez, will now face a murder charge, in addition to several felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury and a misdemeanor count of driving without a license.
Hearing delayed for driver accused in deadly Oceanside DUI
After the preliminary hearing, a judge will decide whether enough evidence was presented for Sanchez to stand trial. Sanchez faces 15 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.
Oceanside Woman Convicted of DUI, Second-Degree Murder After Driving a Mile With Man Lodged in Windshield
Esteysi “Stacy” Sanchez, 31, also was found guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and hit and run in the June 27, 2016, crash that killed Jack Ray Tenhulzen. She faces a prison sentence of at least 15 years to life when she is sentenced May 31.
DUI driver sentenced in gruesome Vista crash
An intoxicated driver who struck a homeless man in Oceanside and continued driving for more than a mile, even though the victim's body had gone through her windshield and ended up on the front seat, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in state prison.
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