A 21-year-old Huntington Beach man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence after his 20-year-old friend died while riding an e-bike, car surfing from his truck.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Brandon Scott Soleau faces up to six years in prison if he is convicted of charges relating to the death of Kolby Kekoa Aipa.
On Aug. 2 last year, around 10:30 p.m., Soleau picked up eight friends in his 2015 Toyota Tacoma in Huntington Beach, with three of the passengers ending up in the bed of the pickup truck…