Manslaughter charges filed in DUI crash
A South Lake Tahoe woman faces manslaughter charges in the death of her friend.
Olga Pena Arce
Olga Pena Arce, 21, was arrested April 8 on charges for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence. Bail is set at $250,000.
The accident occurred Nov. 24 at 4:30am on Pioneer Trail and Edna Street in South Lake Tahoe. Police officers say Arce was driving west on Pioneer Trail at nearly 80 mph in a 35 mph zone when she lost control of the vehicle, went into a slide, struck two signs, then crossed onto Edna Street where the vehicle bounced off a wood retaining wall. The impact caused an imprint of the right rear wheel and lug nuts on the retaining wall.
One of the passengers, 20-year-old Aimee Campos of South Lake Tahoe, died at the scene. The other passenger, 25-year-old Wayne Walker of South Lake Tahoe, was ejected from the car. He survived.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
I wish accident reports would state whether or not people were wearing seatbelts. I assume the ejected person wasn’t wearing one. How about the dead person?
CHP form 555, which is used by all California agencies to report traffic collisions, includes a section where use of safety restraints is documented. But the completed form was likely not released to the media.
If you want to entertain yourself for a day or two, look up and read the manual for completing form 555. It, and the form, are available on the internet – if you enjoy the comments portion of Lake Tahoe News, you’ll really enjoy the manual.
Very sad. My thoughts go out to all the families. I hope Olga spends the rest of her life warning high school students on drunken based decisions.