Donald Farmer, 19, is accused of driving under influence of drugs at the time of a February crash that killed a father and son after baseball practice in Poway
Donald Farmer, 19, is accused of driving under influence of drugs at the time of a February crash that killed a father and son after baseball practice in Poway
Teen arrested in Poway crash that killed a father and his son
Donald Lee Farmer, 19, was booked into jail Tuesday charged with gross vehicular manslaughter, driving without a license and more. Author: CBS News 8 Team Published: 6:39 PM PDT May 4, 2021 Updated: 6:39 PM PDT May 4, 2021
POWAY, Calif. A 19-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with a February car crash in Poway that killed a father and son. The incident involving two cars happened the evening of Feb. 12 in the 15000 block of Espola Road.
The 54-year-old driver of one vehicle died at the scene and was later identified as Steve Pirolli. His teenage son, later identified as 13-year-old Stephen Pirolli, was taken to Rady Children s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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A 19-year-old driver was jailed Tuesday, charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, in a crash that killed a father and teenage son as the pair left baseball practice at Poway High School earlier this year.
Donald Lee Farmer Jr. is also accused of driving under the influence of drugs causing injury and driving without a license, a misdemeanor, according to the complaint filed by prosecutors. The court document does not indicate what sort of drug.
Farmer was taken into custody and pleaded not guilty to the two felonies and misdemeanor charge during his arraignment in San Diego Superior Court. He was ordered jailed in lieu of $250,000 bail and is due back in court May 18 for a bail review. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.