Not-Guilty Plea Entered in Crash Fatal to Officer
A teenage driver who authorities say struck and killed an Orange County sheriff’s sergeant pleaded not guilty Friday to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
Kristen Elzby, 18, of Mission Viejo faces up to a year in jail if she is convicted of running a stop sign on Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo and pulling in front of Sgt. Matthew Davis, 38, on Sept. 20.
After the accident, the high school student, then 17, attended the motorcycle officer’s funeral and met and prayed with his widow.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled July 7.
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