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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Bigfoot walks into a press room Fatal-DUI driver
heads to prison Avoids murder conviction By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
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UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins livened up his regular Monday afternoon press conference with a bit of Halloween fun. Hawkins showed up dressed as Sasquatch, along with running back Lan Larison, center, and linebacker Jackson Cloyd, who apparently didn’t get the memo. The Aggies take on Idaho State at 4 p.m. Saturday, dressed as humans.
WOODLAND — A Woodland man faces more than 16 years in state prison for his role in a hitand-run collision that killed a bicyclist last year. Mario Alonzo Collazo Lopez had a blood-alcohol content of .20 — more than twice the legal limit of .08 — when he struck 60-year-old Jose Vargas from behind as the victim biked on Pioneer Avenue near Tide Court on the morning of July 16, 2021. And because Lopez had a prior DUI conviction, he faced murder charges because he’d received prior warnings in court about the dangers of driving under the influence. Lopez was about to go to trial on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges Monday in Yolo Superior Court when he made a plea deal expected to result in a 16-year, eightmonth state prison term.
Unitrans quarterly report looking optimistic By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer This autumn has shown the highest Unitrans ridership since March 2020, according to a quarterly update presented at the Oct. 27 ASUCD Senate meeting. The Unitrans report boasts that, on average, 18,000 riders a day are utilizing the service and that summer ridership more than doubled from last year. Unitrans expects 2.4 to 2.9 million riders in 2022-23, compared to fewer than 2 million last year. As of October 2022, 175 drivers were needed for full service, but there are currently 120 active drivers. Unitrans expects to restore service gradually as the year progresses, as there are 50 active trainees and 25 drivers that are in the hiring process,
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Under the agreement, Lopez pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, fleeing a crime scene, hit-and-run with death, driving with a suspended license and DUI causing injury. The latter charge carried an enhancement for Lopez's excessive blood-alcohol content. Prosecutors dropped two other counts — murder and a second DUIrelated offense — in exchange for the plea. Lopez faced a potential punishment of 15 years to life had a jury convicted him of the murder charge. He returns to court on March 30, 2023, for sentencing on the determinate term. Deputy District Attorney Alex Kian, who prosecuted the case, said his office reached the plea agreement with the cooperation of Vargas’ family. “It was a very difficult decision for them, and it was not made lightly,” Kian told Judge David
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MIND Institute peace pole celebrates neurodiversity By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer
Last summer, the following modifications were made due to driver staffing. According to the report, Unitrans resumed
Over the summer, more than 100 people from the UC Davis MIND Institute community painted a 9-foot-tall colorful peace pole that now stands in the lobby to greet patients and guests with painted flowers, butterflies, animals, and phrases such as "inclusion matters,” “autism strengths” and “celebrate neurodiversity.” The peace pole, an apropos project for the MIND Institute, which specializes in patients with disorders from ADHD and autism to Down syndrome, among others, is “really about valuing and respecting people
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Unitrans added two modern double-decker buses in 2019. according to the report. Six new electric buses are in service as of mid-September, and four more are expected to arrive in spring 2023, according to the report.
WEATHER Thursday: Sunny and breezy. High 60. Low 38.
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