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SANTA MARIA, Calif., — Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced today that Lana Olivia Knor, 84, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, in violation of Penal Code section 192(c)(2), in connection with the October 24, 2024, collision that claimed the life of 18-year-old Mason Anthony Rohwedder.
The fatal collision occurred when Knor entered an intersection in her vehicle and failed to yield the right-of way to Rohwedder, resulting in his death…