Driver in fatal DUI crash sentenced to 15 years in prison keyt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from keyt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Housing and Development Newsletter
Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, on the other hand, is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought, in the driving of a vehicle, where the driving was under the influence, and the killing was either the result of an unlawful act, like a traffic violation.
The verdict is the second time within a week that a San Luis Obispo County jury could not agree on an “implied malice” murder conviction in a DUI-related murder trial.
On Thursday, jurors found Chelsea AnnMarie Stiles guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter after splitting 11-1 on the murder count for a December 2019 crash that killed another motorist.
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney s Office
Chelsea Annmarie Stiles, 27
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. - The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney s Office announced that a county jury has convicted a woman of numerous charges after deliberating a crash that killed a San Luis Obispo man in 2019.
27-year-old Chelsea Annmarie Stiles has been convicted for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; driving under the influence of a drug causing death; four counts of assault with a deadly weapon using an automobile; leaving the scene of a vehicle collision causing injury; child abuse; and misdemeanor possession of cocaine.
However, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous conviction for the serious charge of murder after a two-month trial. The vote ultimately came to 11 to 1 in favor of guilt.
Jury deadlocks on murder charge against Arroyo Grande woman
and last updated 2020-12-12 11:52:38-05
A San Luis Obispo County jury found an Arroyo Grande woman guilty of multiple charges in connection with a fatal crash on Highway 227.
Chelsea Annmarie Stiles, 27, was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of a drug causing death, assault with a deadly weapon using an automobile, leaving the scene of a vehicle collision causing injury, child abuse, and possession of cocaine.
However, after deliberating for several days, jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on a charge of murder. According to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney s Office, the jury s decision was split 11-2 in favor of guilt.
Update posted March 24, 2021:
–District Attorney Dan Dow this week announced that 27-year-old Chelsea Annmarie Stiles has been sentenced to serve 15 years and eight months in state prison. In December 2020, a San Luis Obispo County jury convicted Stiles of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; driving under the influence of a drug causing death; four counts of assault with a deadly weapon using an automobile; leaving the scene of a vehicle collision causing injury; child abuse; and misdemeanor possession of cocaine.
The deadly crash sequence occurred at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2019, on Highway 227 when Ms. Stiles, while under the influence of cocaine, intentionally rear-ended an automobile containing a family of four at 74 miles per hour, disabling the vehicle. About 19 seconds later, Stiles drove into the opposing lane of travel striking Tilton’s vehicle head-on at 68 miles per hour, killing him instantly. The defendant’s 18-month-old daughter and two dogs were also in h