The coroner’s office said it was having difficulty finding the next of kin for the decedents, who all appear to have been farm workers. photo credit: BCN
The man who drove a minivan into a tree in Napa County this weekend, killing six, has been charged with six counts of murder, the District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
The 53-year-old Stockton man, is facing six felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a felony count of DUI causing injury with two prior convictions for driving under the influence, prosecutors said. The DA said the man has a third DUI from over ten years ago which cannot be used against him due to statutory limits. On Tuesday, the medical examiner in Napa County identified two victims– Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42, and Fernando…..