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A Pleasanton woman is now in custody after being charged in connection with a crash that killed a toddler on Interstate 680 in San Ramon last September, law enforcement officials confirmed Monday.
Yarenit Liliana Malihan, 40, surrendered to authorities at the Martinez Detention Facility on Monday morning after officials obtained a warrant for her arrest late last week, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Tyler Hahn. Her bail has been set at $3 million.
Malihan has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony driving under the influence following more than eight months of investigation into the crash that killed 3-year-old Elijah Dunn, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. She was identified as the wife of an unnamed Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy at the time, though their current marital status is not known.
Both charges carry a multiple victim enhancement, the DA’s Office said. If convicted of all charges and enhancements, Malihan would face a maximum of 11 years in state prison.
“The California Highway Patrol is committed to ensuring that drunk and drug impaired drivers are removed from our highways. We are dedicated to preventing DUI related tragedies. We will continue to support the Dunn family as this case proceeds through the judicial system,” said Capt. Christopher Sherry, commander of the Dublin-area CHP.
According to the initial crash report from the CHP, Malihan’s Toyota Sequoia slammed into the back of a black Toyota Camry parked on the shoulder of northbound I-680 near Bollinger Canyon Road, killing Dunn and injuring his mother, brother and sister around 6:20 p.m. on Sept. 9.
Malihan was arrested several days after the crash but had remained out of custody with the investigation ongoing.
CHP officials completed their investigation in January and forwarded the case to the DA’s Office for review. The DA’s Office then announced the filing of charges Friday.
In the months since the fatal crash, Malihan has been sentenced in one unrelated DUI case and arrested earlier this month on suspicion of public intoxication in Pleasanton in another incident.
Malihan was arrested on May 12 after Pleasanton police allege she was seen severely intoxicated near Bernal Avenue and Sunol Boulevard early that afternoon.
She was also sentenced in December after pleading no contest to misdemeanor DUI and child cruelty charges for reportedly driving while intoxicated with her daughter in the car last June.
Malihan is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez.
perfect example of taking away the driving license….for ever…in fact, after one DUI it should occur. sheesh
Well it’s about time they felt an arrest was unavoidable!!!!!