Driver gets jail, probation for crash that killed San Diego jazz, bluegrass musician [Breaking]
A woman who ran a red light in San Carlos, causing a motorcyclist to become fatally injured when his bike slammed into her vehicle, was ordered Wednesday to spend a year in county jail and was placed on probation for a term of three years.
Terry, 67, was a local musician known for performing in several bands, including Cadillac Wreckers, a blues band he co-founded.Deputy District Attorney Hailey Williams said Meland “intentionally” ran the red light just before 6 a.m. at Bisby Lake Avenue to turn left onto Navajo Road.Williams said Meland routinely ran the red light at that intersection on her morning commute to work. In the month before the fatal crash, Meland ran the red light a dozen times, the prosecutor said.
With their two children grown up and out of the home, Tammy Terry said she and her husband were “enjoying the next phase of our life.” And now, she said, she must deal with the emotional and financial ramifications of his death.
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