Man Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal San Leandro Freeway Crash

SAN LEANDRO -- Alameda County prosecutors have charged Gabriel Loya, 22, in connection with an October 2022 crash that killed a woman on I-880.

According to a July 7 East Bay Times report, Loya was charged with a single count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the death of Shirley Duran. The Oct. 24, 2022 crash, which involved four vehicles, occurred on I-880 in San Leandro, near Washington Avenue.

Under California law, a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge can be justified by a driver committing a low-level driving offense, even speeding or rolling through a stop sign, if it leads to a fatal crash.

Loya was charged in late May, and on July 6 appeared in court for a brief pretrial conference. His next court hearing is scheduled for September. He has been released from jail without bail while the charges are pending, court records show.

If convicted, Loya faces as much as a year in jail or as little as probation, according to the Times.