OROVILLE, Calif. – A man from Contra Costa County was arraigned in Butte County Superior Court Friday on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence causing injury.
38-year-old Fernando Martinez Lynch of Oakley was informed of the charges related to a fatal crash on Highway 162 on Wednesday. The Butte County District Attorney’s Office says the charges could result in a life sentence in state prison for Lynch.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said Lynch allegedly drove his Dodge Ram 1500 truck across a double yellow line, colliding with a Toyota Corolla sedan. The crash ripped the roof off from the Toyota Corolla and the pickup truck rolled over in the crash…