Man Charged in Crash That Killed Construction Worker

A suspected drunk driver accused of killing a construction worker in a crash on an Oakland highway early Saturday morning has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI charges, prosecutors said. Santos Andres Pablo-Carillo, 21, was arrested after allegedly crashing into a construction site on westbound Interstate Highway 580 near Lakeshore Avenue just after midnight, CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said.

The crash killed 33-year-old construction worker Miguel Angel Rodriguez Delacruz, an Oakland resident. Delacruz was working on a paving project on the two left lanes of the highway there. Pablo-Carillo allegedly crashed his silver Honda Accord into the closed construction area, hit Delacruz, then hit a pickup truck and a generator, Wilkenfeld said. CHP officers arriving found Pablo-Carillo still in the driver’s seat of the Accord.

Pieces of the crashed car were strewn about on the roadway, according to CHP court filings. Delacruz was found lying unconscious on the ground. He was still breathing when paramedics arrived but they were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the CHP, Pablo-Carillo admitted to drinking and crashing into the construction site.

Prosecutors said he had a blood-alcohol level of more than .15 percent. He was booked into jail on $250,000 bail and had been scheduled to make an initial appearance in court this afternoon. Several lanes of the highway were closed until after 7 a.m. while the CHP investigated the crash.

By Bay City News

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