SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 60-year-old Huntington Beach man was convicted of misdemeanor manslaughter on Sept. 20 for a collision that killed a 34-year-old man in Fountain Valley two years ago, but jurors deadlocked on a more serious charge of hit and run.
David Stephen Kennedy II was convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the Sept. 11, 2021, collision that killed 34-year-old Long Ta of Santa Ana. Jurors, who deliberated for about a day and a half, deadlocked 7-5 for acquittal on a felony count of hit and run with permanent injury.
