Legal Opinion
People v. Johnigan
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2011No. B220763PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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YEGAN, Acting P. J.
On the evening of May 1, 2008, Laura Cleaves was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Appellant, Ashley Johnigan, drank the equivalent of 16 alcoholic drinks at a Santa Ynez bar and struck and killed Cleaves on Highway 154. Appellant refused multiple offers for a safe ride home, was warned that she was too drunk to drive and could harm people, and knew the mountain road was very dangerous to drive. Shortly before the collision, appellant stopped her Mercedes on the road shoulder with the left tires in the traffic lane. California Highway Patrol officers arrived to…
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