Santa Ana Man Charged With Manslaughter in Deadly DUI Crash

Santa Ana Man Charged With Manslaughter in Deadly DUI Crash
A man suspected of driving while impaired crashed into a parked Santa Ana Police Department vehicle in Santa Ana, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2020. Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—A 27-year-old man was charged Nov. 24 with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for a crash that killed a passenger in his car, which slammed into a Santa Ana Police Department SUV.

Jesus Emanuel Perez of Santa Ana was also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and faces a sentencing enhancement allegation of inflicting great bodily injury on the victim, 25-year-old Selina Resendiz Yanez of Santa Ana.