Drunk Driver In Newport Beach Accident To Stand Trial

A drunk driver, who allegedly caused the accident that killed a local Huntington Beach entrepreneur, will stand trial in the death of the man.

According to the Orange County Register, a Superior Court judge has decided Costa Mesa resident Jeffrey Kirby will stand trial on four felonies in the fatal accident. Kirby is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter in the accident that killed Charles Lewis Jr. Lewis was the co-founder of a martial arts clothing company.

According to prosecutors, Kirby was intoxicated during the accident that involved his Porsche and Lewis' Ferrari. Lewis was driving his Ferrari on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach at the time. The impact of the accident caused the Ferrari to break into two, after it crashed into a light pole. Lewis died at the scene of the crash. The passenger in his car was ejected from the car and suffered injuries. Kirby has apparently admitted to police that he was speeding. He drove his car close to the Ferrari to allow his passenger to have a look at Lewis' Ferrari. He then lost control of the Porsche, and the car spun 360 degrees. Kirby fled the scene of the accident.

Blood alcohol tests were conducted two hours after the crash, and he was found to have a BAC level of .13. Kirby had two previous convictions for drunk driving. Repeat offenders tend to have the highest likelihood of being involved in a drunk driving accident. According to investigators, they found evidence in Kirby's wallet to indicate he had been driving drunk just before the crash. He had been drinking at bars in Irvine and Sang Juan Capistrano before the accident. Kirby has been denied the chance to plead guilty to vehicular manslaughter. His attorneys claim that Lewis was to blame for the accident.

California has been able to bring down the rate of drunk driving accident deaths over the past several years. However, there is still a lot that needs to be done if we're to see those rates drop further. Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, law enforcement teams launched an intensive effort to crackdown on drunk driving offenders. The California Highway Patrol arrested 73 intoxicated motorists in Orange County alone over the holiday weekend. Last year, the number of arrests was 67. Thirty-five drunk drivers were arrested at sobriety checkpoints in Mission Viejo, and Dana Point. There were also three people arrested in Irvine, and 10 arrested in Newport Beach. However, there were no fatal traffic accidents in Orange County over the Labor Day weekend.

Across California, 10 people were killed over the Labor Day weekend although it's not known how many of these involved drunk driving accidents. Last year, there were 23 deaths in accidents during the same period. However, the CHP has been able to confirm that at least 50 percent of those who were killed this year were not buckled up at the time of the accident. There is still no confirmation about the number of drunk driving arrests across California.

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