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Murder Charges in DUI Crash

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

John Joseph Taskey, aged 46, has pleaded not guilty of second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury, and driving under the influence with prior DUI convictions. His trial will begin April 10 in San Diego Superior Court. Taskey, who has five prior DUI convictions and served time in state prison for the last offense, was on parole when he allegedly struck and killed 76-year-old Rosa Degerman with his truck. The Deputy District Attorney states that Taskey?s blood alcohol content (BAC) was 0.10 at the time of the injury ? two percentage points higher than the legal state limit of 0.08. Taskey is in jail on $1 million bail and will await trial for second-degree murder. The severity of his accusations highlights an unfortunate complication of DUI arrests that are related to car accidents causing injury or death...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on January 27, 2008 (boomark / email).