California: Edwardo Jaime Jr. charged with DUI when killing family member on birthday party booze cruise

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (07/18/2014) — A deadly ditch accident in the South Bay shut down a freeway off-ramp Friday morning.

The CHP says the alleged DUI driver is San Jose resident Edwardo Jaime Jr., the relative of a 30-year-old woman who was killed in the crash. Officials say the 34-year-old has been arrested and he may face felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges.

The CHP says the first call about the crash came in just before 2 a.m. Friday. Officials say the vehicle was travelling northbound on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale and exited on Lawrence Expressway, hit the curve too fast, and flipped over into a ditch.

“When we showed up we had some people outside the car and some people still trapped and one female partially ejected,” said CHP Sgt. Bret Kwarta. “We tried to extricate them and were unable until the fire department showed up.”

Three other passengers, identified as Roxane Jamie, 23; Jamie Garcia, 44; and Jeff Hushaw, 25, all of San Jose ….MORE