STATE : Gallo’s Wife Placed on Probation and Fined in Fatal Auto Accident
A remorseful Aileen Gallo, 77-year-old wife of multimillionaire winemaker Julio Gallo, pleaded no contest today to a manslaughter charge in a fatal auto accident and drew probation plus a small fine from a sympathetic judge.
Gallo, appearing in court with her husband and weeping as she faced Gilroy Municipal Court Judge Jerome Brock, was sentenced to three years probation, 350 hours of community work, fined $2,400 and ordered to make restitution to the victim’s family on all uninsured losses.
The CHP said Aileen Gallo was at the wheel of her car Jan. 2 on dangerous Pacheco Pass Road when the vehicle drifted over the center line and collided with the car driven by Sharon Kauk, 26, who died.
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