STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — A Fair Oaks woman accused of killing two 19-year old's in a Ceres-area crash while allegedly driving under the influence was arraigned in Stanislaus County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon.
28-year-old Danielle Morgan faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter and a felony DUI, according to the complaint from the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office.
The incident happened Saturday night just before 8 p.m. at the intersection of W. Whitmore Avenue and Crows Landing Road in Modesto. The Ceres Police Department, which responded with Modesto PD and the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office, said Morgan was driving a 2019 F350 pick-up truck and failed to stop for a red light before hitting a Nissan Altima sedan. The teenagers killed were identified as Favian Reinoso and Yahir Gomez, both of Turlock.
Prosecutor Melissa Chichportich told the court that Morgan told officers at the scene that she drank during the day. Authorities said officers saw 3 to 4 cans of Twisted Tea hard alcohol cans in the roadway from the point of impact to where the two vehicles came to a stop.
Chichportich said in the report that Morgan also told officers after the crash "I can't believe I just f'ing (expletive) did that."
Prosecutors also said Morgan tried to make it through a yellow light from 500 feet away before going through a red light. Her blood alcohol level was taken several times with the highest, according to the deputy district attorney reading a police report, being a .07, or just below the legal limit of .08. Officers also noticed a "faint smell of alcohol" from Morgan.
ABC10 has also learned earlier in the day, 30-year old David Petrik of Orangevale, the boyfriend of Morgan, was pulled over at the Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto for allegedly driving too fast in the parking lot.
According to Modesto Police, he was arrested for DUI.
Police also say he had a concealed handgun in the truck's center console with a loaded magazine next to it.
His bail was set at $2,000.
Judge Gloria Rynes set bail for Morgan at $750,000, calling what was presented in court "clear and convincing" evidence. If she can meet bail, the judge also ordered Morgan to wear an alcohol monitoring device and attend Alcohol Anonymous meetings five days a week.
The defense attorney called the bail amount “excessive” and argued for a lower bond, but the judge said the defendant killed two people based on her conduct.
Morgan was in Turlock at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds for a charity truck show and toy drive event. She had no priors, according to both district attorney and defense.
When approached by ABC10 News for comment, families representing the defendant and victims both declined.
Her next court date is in February 2022.
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