Mendocino County man gets 72 months in prison for vehicular manslaughter

A Mendocino County man who caused a fatal crash while driving intoxicated was sentenced to 72 months in prison for vehicular manslaughter.|
GLENDA ANDERSON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Redwood Valley man was sentenced Wednesday to 72 months in prison for causing a deadly vehicle crash in February that killed a Ukiah man and seriously injured his wife, according to the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office.

Jared Soinila, 41, had earlier pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and inflicting great bodily injury, according to a posting on the district attorney’s Facebook page.

Juan Juan died as a result of the crash on Vichy Springs Road. Juana Juan suffered serious injuries. Soinila was intoxicated when he crossed into the oncoming traffic lane and crashed into the Juans’ Volvo sedan, according to the CHP.

Soinila will serve at least 85 percent of his 72-month sentence because of the finding he caused great bodily injury to Juana Juan, the district attorney’s office reported. The charges also carry two strikes.

Staff Writer Glenda Anderson can be reached at (707) 462-6473 or glenda.anderson@pressdemocrat.com.

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