Driver Gets Three Years in Prison for South San Francisco DUI Crash

By Bay City News Service:

A 61-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in state prison for injuring a motorcyclist while driving under the influence in South San Francisco in 2013, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

At 11:46 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2013, a police officer observed San Francisco resident John Donohoe turning onto the wrong side of Westborough Boulevard and heading west in the eastbound lanes before colliding head-on with a motorcycle.

The motorcycle’s passenger reported pain to the back and neck and the driver suffered a broken leg, with fractures to the fibula and tibia, prosecutors said.

Donohoe admitted to having consumed five beers before driving and tests revealed a blood-alcohol content of at least 0.14 percent, prosecutors said.

Donohoe entered a plea of no contest on Sept. 11 to one count of felony drunk driving causing injury with an added enhancement for great bodily injury.

His sentence from San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Karesh also includes paying restitution to the victims of the crash, prosecutors said.

Majeed Samara, Donahoe’s defense attorney, could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday.

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