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| Woman gets 6 yrs prison in road-rage killing of Navy petty officer on freeway |
| 2017-04-15 |
| [LA Times] Calling her behavior "outrageously reckless," a judge on Friday sentenced a young woman to six years in prison for chasing a motorcyclist on two South County freeways and causing the crash that killed him. Darla Renee Jackson, 27, of Imperial Beach sobbed in the courtroom as she heard her punishment, stemming from the 2015 death of Zacharias Buob, a 39-year-old Navy chief petty officer. As Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Francis Devaney ordered the sentence, Jackson lowered her head on the table in front of her, repeating the word, "No." Jackson pleaded guilty in January to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the incident, which prosecutors have said was sparked by road rage. Buob died following a collision that occurred after he and Jackson got into an altercation on May 28, 2015. Both had been driving along northbound Interstate 5 near E Street in South County, and then onto state route 54. Jackson, who was driving a Nissan Altima, pursued Buob at speeds reaching up to 90 mph and crashed into his motorcycle when the traffic slowed in front of them. Buob was thrown to the ground. She ran over him as she swerved her car to avoid the fallen motorcycle. Buob died later at a hospital. "Whatever the purpose, she chased. She sped. She followed too closely. and she hunted him down," Deputy District Atty. Laura Evans said during the sentencing hearing. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God, no!" Jackson said moments before sheriff’s deputies led her out of the courtroom. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 voluntary manslaughter She pursued, intent to do bodily harm. Using a 'weapon' that kills more than guns. A DA plea bargained down a solid case. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-04-15 21:51 |
| #5 Jackson is accused of pushing the bike some 300 feet until both Buob and the motorcycle went down. Her car then ran Buob over, the prosecutor said. This occurred almost two years ago. In Singapore, she'd already be in the ground. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-04-15 20:07 |
| #4 Should have gotten the gas chamber. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-04-15 20:05 |
| #3 why not charge her with 1st degree murder? Jackson pleaded guilty in January to voluntary manslaughter |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-04-15 17:12 |
| #2 Um, why not charge her with 1st degree murder? |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2017-04-15 17:03 |
| #1 She doesn't appear to be very remorseful, does she? |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-04-15 16:45 |