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Attorney sentenced to 4 years in prison after DUI crash that killed a bicyclist

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Editor Posted in Crime, News, OCDA, Rancho Santa Margarita Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15CF1119
13HF2830

Date: June 19, 2015

ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRASHING CAR AND KILLING BICYCLIST WHILE DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

*Defendant was also convicted and sentenced to three years in jail for illegally possessing prescription drugs in jail

NEWPORT BEACH – An attorney was sentenced today to four years in prison for crashing her car and killing a bicyclist while driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 41, Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty March 10, 2015, to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. She also pleaded guilty today to one felony count of possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility and was sentenced to three years in jail to be served concurrently with today’s prison sentence.

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Attorney convicted of DUI accident that killed a bicyclist in Lake Forest

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Drugs, News, OCDA, Rancho Santa Margarita Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 13HF2830

Date: March 10, 2015

ATTORNEY CONVICTED OF CRASHING CAR AND KILLING BICYCLIST WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

NEWPORT BEACH – An attorney was convicted today of crashing her car into a bicyclist and killing him while driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 41, Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. She faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. She is out of custody on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 8, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department H-13, Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach. Continue reading→

Attorney who killed a bicyclist charged with prescription drug DUI

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Crime, Drugs, News, OCDA, Orange County Sheriff, Rancho Santa Margarita Leave a comment

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13HF2830: October 21, 2013

ATTORNEY TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR CRASHING CAR AND KILLING BICYCLIST WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

SANTA ANA – An attorney is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for crashing her car into a bicyclist and killing him while driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 39, Rancho Santa Margarita, is charged with one felony count of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. She is out of custody on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Woman who killed a bicyclist was on prescription drugs while driving

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Alcohol, Bicycles, Crime, Mission Viejo, OCSD, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 647-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Driver Arrested for Vehicular Manslaughter for Driving Under the Influence of Prescription Drugs

MISSION VIEJO, California – (September 25, 2013) – On Friday, March 15, 2013, at approximately 6:48 p.m., Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti , 39, was involved in a fatal traffic collision involving bicyclist Eric Billings ,54. The investigation by the Major Accident Reconstruction Team (MART) of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department revealed that Billings was riding his bicycle southbound on Santa Margarita Parkway south of El Toro Road when Bayrooti drifted into the bicycle lane fatally striking Billings. Continue reading→