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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 25 July 2017

Teenage driver livestreams crash that killed sister

By SCOTT SMITH west of Fresno. their family for posting it,”
Associated Press She overcorrected, caus- she said. Hernandez said
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A ing the vehicle to swerve she knew about Obdulia
teenage driver lost control and overturn into a field, Sanchez through social
of her car while she was ejecting her sister, the Cali- media but they never met
livestreaming on Instagram fornia Highway Patrol said. in person.
and recorded part of the Jacqueline Sanchez, 14, of Rob Carroll, a chief deputy
crash that authorities said Stockton died in the crash, in the Merced County Dis-
Monday killed her younger Merced County Sheriff Vern trict Attorney’s Office, said
sister in California. Warnke said. Another girl, he had not yet seen the
After a gap in the also 14, was in the back- video but expects it will be
livestream, the driver is seat and survived with a a key piece of evidence.
seen leaning over the body leg injury. “Drinking, driving and driv-
of the girl, trying to shake The driver was wearing a ing erratically — obviously
her awake and saying she seatbelt but not the two those are poor choices,”
was sorry. She said she ex- girls, the CHP said. Carroll said.
pected to spend the rest of Obdulia Sanchez was ar- Relatives have set up a Go-
her life in prison but doesn’t rested on suspicion of FundMe page to pay for
care. drunken driving and ve- the funeral of Jacqueline
“This is the last thing I want- hicular manslaughter and Sanchez. The page says
ed to happen, OK? ... Rest remained in jail with bail set she was planning to cel-
in peace, sweetie,” the at $300,000. This July 22, 2017 photo provided by the Merced County ebrate her 15th birthday
teen says. “If you don’t The livestream was re- Sheriff, shows Obdulia Sanchez in Merced, Calif. Sanchez has — known as a quincenera
survive, I’m so (expletive) corded on Instagram and been arrested in California on suspicion of causing a deadly — on Sunday.
sorry.” posted on Facebook by crash that she recorded live on Instagram. She was booked Neither Obdulia Sanchez
into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of DUI and vehicular
Authorities say Obdulia someone who had seen it. manslaughter after Friday’s crash that killed her 14-year-old nor an attorney represent-
Sanchez, 18, was driv- Stockton resident Mary Her- sister and badly injured another 14-year-old girl. ing her could be reached
ing the car Friday when it nandez said she saw the (Merced County Sheriff via AP) for comment
veered onto the shoulder video there and reposted these things can happen,” range of responses from She is expected to make
of a road about 75 miles it. Hernandez said, add- anger to gratitude. her first court appearance
(120.7 kilometers) north- “People need to know ing that she had gotten a “I mean no disrespect to Wednesday.q

Charges dropped in Ohio police shooting of unarmed black man

By LISA CORNWELL murder and voluntary man- wouldn’t be able to get a ter the shooting, testified brought again, DuBose’s
Associated Press slaughter charges in a way jury to convict Tensing. at both trials and said he sister, Terina Allen, said.
CINCINNATI (AP) — A that blocks retrial on those Tensing, now 27, shot the feared he was going to be The family now hopes fed-
judge in Cincinnati on Mon- counts. “It’s sort of a note 43-year-old DuBose in the dragged or run over as Du- eral authorities reviewing
day dismissed the charges of finality, which is what we head after pulling him over Bose drove away. the case will determine
against a white police of- were looking for, although for a missing front license An expert hired by pros- that DuBose’s civil rights
ficer who fatally shot an we still have the potential plate on July 19, 2015. The ecutors said his frame- were violated and will pros-
unarmed black motorist for a federal civil rights in- shooting is among numer- by-frame analysis of Tens- ecute Tensing.
during a traffic stop, after vestigation,” defense at- ous cases nationwide that ing’s body camera video “We want them to give Sam
a county prosecutor de- torney Stewart Mathews have called attention showed Tensing wasn’t be- some kind of justice,” Allen
clined to pursue a third said afterward. Two juries to how police deal with ing dragged by the car. said. U.S. Attorney Benja-
murder trial in the case. couldn’t reach unanimous blacks, and it highlights DuBose’s family and civil min Glassman said authori-
Hamilton County Judge agreement on the state the challenges prosecu- rights groups wanted a ties will review evidence
Leslie Ghiz declined to ac- charges, leading to mistri- tors face in getting jurors third trial. The family also from the state court trials
quit former University of Cin- als. County Prosecutor Joe to convict police officers was disappointed with the to assess whether there are
cinnati officer Ray Tensing Deters said he felt “badly” for shooting when they say formal dismissal of the state possible federal civil rights
in the shooting of Sam Du- about dropping the case they’re under threat. charges, because it means offenses that might warrant
Bose, but she dismissed the but had concluded that he Tensing, who was fired af- those charges can’t be prosecution.q