Shasta County DA: Redding man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2020 DUI crash
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A 43-year-old Redding man was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2020 DUI crash that killed a woman on Highway 299, the Shasta County District Attorney s Office said Wednesday.
Hawk Blaze Bergstrom was found guilty Tuesday. Bergstrom faces 15 years to life in state prison, the DA s office said.
Investigators said Bergstrom was driving a 1999 Toyota pickup when he crossed the double yellow line and collided head-on with a 1992 Chevy S-10 pickup being driven by Diana Schalk on the evening of Jan. 20, 2020. The crash happened near Grizzly Gulch Road west of Redding in the area of Whiskeytown Lake.
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Shasta County prosecutors ruled Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to file charges against a deputy after he fatally shot a Cottonwood man who drove off a cliff in 2020.
The ruling is part of Shasta County s officer-involved shooting protocol, which has the District Attorney s office review law enforcement shootings to determine if officers will face criminal charges as a result of using deadly force against someone.
Thomas Andrew Barbosa was shot in Ono on Feb. 4, 2020, after officials said he had been acting irrationally, had a knife and fled from deputies in his truck. A combination of reported post-traumatic stress disorder from military service combined with drug use often led to bizarre behavior from Barbosa, according to the report.