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A Danville man is facing charges a year after a woman he allegedly gave alcohol to while underage killed a Pittsburg man by driving the wrong way on a Lafayette freeway, a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control spokesman said.
Annelise McKay, 20, was driving a silver Toyota Avalon east on westbound state Highway 24, just east of St. Stephens Road at about 1:30 a.m. on May 3, 2013, when she hit a red Geo Metro head-on, killing the driver, 49-year-old Alvaro Santos Cruz.
ABC spokesman John Carr said Saturday that McKay was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated because she was driving with a blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit, and is now serving a prison term.
But ABC investigators discovered where McKay acquired the alcohol she drank before driving that morning through its Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies program, Carr said.
Earlier this month the agency filed a report with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office alleging that Danville resident Eric Clayton had given McKay alcohol just before the crash.
Clayton has been charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor and faces a maximum sentence of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 13, Carr said.
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A 20 year old woman is NOT a minor! She is old enough to drive, old enough to vote, old enough to consent to sex, old enough to buy a car, sign a lease or loan, go to war… But not old enough to take sole responsibility for drinking and driving? I’m sorry, but chasing down everyone affiliated with this tragedy is wrong. Might as well sue the car company, Safeway, the DOT, and her parents while we are going on witch hunts.
The legal age to purchase alcohol in California is still 21, so in that regard, she is considered a “minor”. I’m not saying its logical.
I agree with Tom. The 20 year old woman should be responsible for her actions.
I am totally for this!!! Many parents now-a-days want to be their child’s friend or be the “cool” parent. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard “I would rather them do it in my house…”.
Too many Danville parents are used to making up excuses or paying off their child’s mistakes.
The law is simple…drinking age is 21. If you choose to give alcohol to someone younger (even by one day), then you are breaking the law…pay the consequence!
I agree about parental responsibility, but it doesn’t mention in this article what relationship the gentleman mentioned had; it could have been her 21-yr old acquaintance. Another lesson for young drinkers, or “smokers” for that matter….take responsibility for your actions.
Finally! The police not turning a blind eye. So sick and tired of parents allowing and providing alcohol to minors!!
Tom is correct, people over the age of 18 can make major decisions including to drink and drive. It is a sad tragedy and w e can not blame everyone for one persons action. Do we need to ask for birth certificates of everyone we know to cover ourselves when spending time with friends? Personal responsibility has to be accountable first and foremost.
It’s reported elsewhere that Eric Clayton is 21 years old; McKay, 20. Seems a bit odd to charge someone with “furnishing to a minor” when they are for all practical purposes the same age.
The funny thing is no one knows the truth im personally friends with both people and he is a friend of hers and was 21 he also didnt get the alcohol and intend for her to drive she has taken full responsibility and they were just hanging out having some drinks to celebrate an occassion they noth habe grown and learned alot from this situation