Crime & Safety
Jury Convicts Driver 6 Years After Suisun City Crash
A passenger in the car driven by the San Francisco man collapsed and died a few days after the 2012 rollover crash.
FAIRFIELD, CA — A San Francisco man faces up to six years in prison following his conviction this week in Solano County Superior Court of DUI causing injury for a 2012 crash, according to the Solano County District Attorney's Office.
A Solano County Superior Court jury on Monday acquitted Hanas White, 44, of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run, but found true the special allegation that White inflicted great bodily injury, defense attorney Damone Keith Hale said.
The solo-vehicle rollover crash happened around 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 15, 2012, near the Marina shopping center in Suisun City.
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A passenger in the vehicle, Reginald Quinn, suffered injuries including fractured ribs and a lacerated kidney, prosecutors said.
Quinn was treated at the NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield and was released on Dec. 22, 2012, but he collapsed and died a few days after his release, prosecutors said.
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White had a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 percent, according to the district attorney's office. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 29.
By Bay City News Service
Photo via Solano County District Attorney's Office