-
Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait. - 27 mins ago
-
Worker advocates arrested after tire spikes found at immigration raid - 33 mins ago
-
Store Closures On Track to Far Exceed 2024 Levels - 37 mins ago
-
Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey - about 1 hour ago
-
Princess Kate Moment That Turned William’s Head Goes Viral - about 1 hour ago
-
L.A. firestorms and Texas floods show communities are ill-prepared for worsening climate disasters - about 1 hour ago
-
Russia Reacts to Trump Saying He Threatened to Bomb Moscow - 2 hours ago
-
After Decades of Hostility, Israeli-Syrian Relations Begin to Thaw - 2 hours ago
-
China Responds After Reports Iran Seeks J-10 Fighter Jets - 2 hours ago
-
The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America - 3 hours ago
CA Tesla driver rammed motorcyclist, D.A. says, faces murder charge
A Tesla driver speeding along a San Diego County freeway purposely rammed a motorcyclist, killing him, prosecutors say. The motorist has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Ulysses Jiminez, 22, faces the murder charge as well as six counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of hit and run with death or permanent serious injury. He was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to all charges at Superior Court in Chula Vista, said Tanya Sierra, a spokesperson for the San Diego County district attorney.
The complaint alleges that Jiminez intentionally hit Jorge Uribe, 53, who was driving his motorcycle in the carpool lane on Interstate 805 in Chula Vista, and then fled the scene.
On June 30, the California Highway Patrol received a report of a crash on the 805 Freeway north of Telegraph Canyon Road, the agency said in a statement.
Jiminez of San Diego was driving a 2023 red Tesla Model Y southbound at a high rate of speed in the HOV lane and “intentionally drove into the rear of a 2025 gray BMW motorcycle,” the CHP said.
Motorcyclist Uribe was pronounced dead at the scene. Motorcycles are generally allowed to drive in the carpool lane in California.
After the crash, the Tesla struck a pickup truck carrying six passengers. They sustained minor to moderate injuries and were transported to hospitals.
Jiminez then allegedly fled the scene on foot, as captured on video by other drivers, before being apprehended by CHP officers.
If convicted, Jiminez faces life in prison. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for late October.
Source link