DRUNKEN DRIVER CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER OF TWO CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER BY CRASHING INTO THEM AS THEY CROSSED THE STREET

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was convicted on Friday of the vehicular manslaughter of two children and their mother by crashing into them as they crossed the street.

Circumstances of the Case

• At approximately 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2016, Munoz drove down West La Jolla Street in his Placentia neighborhood under the influence of alcohol, at an unsafe speed while not paying attention.
• The defendant crashed into a family as they were walking across the street.
• The victims, 7-year-old Stephanie L., her sister, 3-year-old Diana L., and their mother, 35-year-old Patricia S., were crossing the residential street walking toward their apartment after attending a friend's party.
• Two nearby Placentia Police Department (PPD) officers heard the impact and arrived at the scene.
• Paramedics were unable to revive the three victims, and they died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.
• Munoz was arrested by PPD, who investigated this case.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Daniel Feldman, Homicide Unit

Orange County District Attorney /Case # 16NF2320 / June 25, 2018