VENTURA : Man Gets 10 Years for Fatal Car Crash
A mechanic from Ventura who already had two drunk-driving convictions has received a 10-year prison term for a drunk-driving accident in Kern County that killed a Van Nuys woman.
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger D. Randall on Monday sentenced William Carl Brussow, 36, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk.
Brussow was charged with causing a two-car crash on California 99 near Bakersfield on Aug. 1 that killed Ruth Price, 53, a passenger in the other vehicle.
California Highway Patrol officers said they found a half-full bottle of whiskey and three unopened bottles of beer in Brussow’s car.
A test showed that Brussow’s blood-alcohol level was .15%, nearly double the legal limit.
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