EL CAJON - A woman who was drunk when she lost control of her car, triggering a series of crashes on Interstate 8 near Alpine that killed two people, was sentenced Monday to nine years in state prison.
Sunny Hall, 31, pleaded guilty in December to two counts each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the June 11, 2012, deaths of 25- year-old substitute teacher and UCSD graduate student Angela August of Alpine and 59-year-old Calexico teacher Jimmy Arevalo of El Centro.
More than two dozen supporters of the August family showed up in court wearing buttons with a photo of Angela August and the words "For the love of Angela."
A hush fell over the courtroom when Dawn August addressed the judge.
"I have waited 630 days to have this opportunity to speak on behalf of my only beloved daughter, Angela. Her story needs to be told and heard. Angela was a bright, shiny, free-spirited star, artist and scholar," she said.
Angela August was just days away from graduating with honors from the University of California San Diego when she rolled her car in the median of Interstate 8 near Alpine. Moments later, Jimmy Arevalo stopped his car and called 911 to help.
Source:http://www.10news.com/news/sentencing-today-for-woman-who-killed-2-in-drunk-driving-crash-030314
Sunny Hall, 31, pleaded guilty in December to two counts each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the June 11, 2012, deaths of 25- year-old substitute teacher and UCSD graduate student Angela August of Alpine and 59-year-old Calexico teacher Jimmy Arevalo of El Centro.
More than two dozen supporters of the August family showed up in court wearing buttons with a photo of Angela August and the words "For the love of Angela."
A hush fell over the courtroom when Dawn August addressed the judge.
"I have waited 630 days to have this opportunity to speak on behalf of my only beloved daughter, Angela. Her story needs to be told and heard. Angela was a bright, shiny, free-spirited star, artist and scholar," she said.
Angela August was just days away from graduating with honors from the University of California San Diego when she rolled her car in the median of Interstate 8 near Alpine. Moments later, Jimmy Arevalo stopped his car and called 911 to help.
Source:http://www.10news.com/news/sentencing-today-for-woman-who-killed-2-in-drunk-driving-crash-030314
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