Court Watch: Judge Denies Bail for DUI Driver Accused of Killing Woman in West Sacramento

WOODLAND, Calif. — A Yolo County judge on Jan. 28 granted a prosecutor’s motion to impose a no-bail condition on a man accused of felony gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, despite the accused not being present in the courtroom at the time the decision was made.

The accused is facing a felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Prosecutors allege he killed a woman in a vehicle collision on Sunday, Jan. 25, on West Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento.

The accused appeared in custody for arraignment before Judge Dannette C. Brown. He was assigned Deputy Public Defender Danielle Craig to represent him. Shortly after her appointment, Craig requested that the matter be passed so her client could receive a Hindi-language interpreter…

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