Crime & Safety
German Tourist Fatality; Seal Beach Man Convicted Of Drugged Manslaughter
A Seal Beach man pleaded guilty and was convicted Monday in the death of a German tourist.
SEAL BEACH, CA — A Seal Beach resident pleaded guilty Monday to the DUI manslaughter death of a 19-year-old German Tourist according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Matthew Ryan Wood, a 25-year-old resident of Seal Beach pleaded guilty of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while intoxicate, sale/transportation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with a firearm. Wood pleaded guilty on all counts, according to the OCDA.
Wood was convicted of driving while high on methamphetamine in Seal Beach, and will serve a maximum sentence of 12 years in state prison according to OCDA.
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His sentencing will take place at the West Justice Center in Westminster on Dec. 12, OCDA spokesperson said.
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