Three years ago, a man was drunk when his work truck fatally struck a runner on Lakeside Road, while the ombudsman argued that poor visibility on a narrow two-lane road gave his client little opportunity. to avoid a collision.
Opening remarks and testimonies began Monday morning during the trial of 49-year-old Michael Ason Eason Woodfield, who is accused of the August 27, 2018 accident that killed 41-year-old Susanna Gottel, a mother of two.
The victim was hit at 6 pm. Died on Woodside Avenue in 40, and later died at the hospital.
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Deputy District Attorney Callie Bright said Woodfell was on probation at the time of the crash for the 2016 DUI verdict, which led to his murder charges.
The prosecutor claimed that the defendant had .21% alcohol in his blood three hours after the accident, which was three times the legal limit in California.
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According to the California Highway Patrol, Woodfield was heading east on North Woodside Avenue near Riveford Road when his truck slipped to the right and hit a chain link fence. Woodfill then “straightened up,” the truck hit the front lane, and hit the runner, said CHP employee Tris Garou.
The Woodfill truck continued to land on the Gottlin barrier and turned sideways. He was arrested at the scene.
Woodfield’s lawyer, Dana Grimes, claims that there are various theories as to where Goethe was on the road when he came into Woodfield view.
However, Grimes said chain fences along Woodside Avenue played a role in blocking the visibility of Woodfield’s upcoming march.
“By the time he saw Gottel, it was too late,” he said.
“He just had moments to avoid it, that’s what he tried to do,” Grimes told the El Cajon jury.
Woodfill, who remains in prison, faces up to 15 years in prison for life if convicted.
– City News Service
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