Greenfield man pleads guilty to DUI accident

Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo announced on Thursday, June 7 that 23-year-old Nicanor De Jesus Sanchez of Greenfield pled guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and admitted causing great bodily injury to multiple victims. Sanchez will be sentenced August 21, 2018 by Judge Julie Culver and faces a possible sentence of 16 years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

On February 11, 2017, Sanchez was driving with a blood alcohol content of .23 and crashed his car thorough a road closure gate located at the Elm Avenue bridge east of the City of Greenfield. Sanchez’s Honda Accord spun out of control after crashing through the steel gate and collided with three pedestrians. The pedestrians were crushed between the Sanchez’s car and a steel guard

rail and were violently thrown into the Salinas River. Due to an abnormally wet winter the Salinas River was flowing very rapidly and had breached its banks flooding farmlands and roadways throughout the county. Despite extensive wounds, two of the victims were able to struggle their way to the riverbank. The third victim was carried downstream and his body has not been recovered to this day despite multiple attempts by search and rescue teams as well as friends and family.

Sanchez entered his plea during the third day of a jury trial in this case. A Monterey County Jury had been sworn, opening statements had been given and evidence was being presented when Sanchez elected to enter his plea to all of the charges alleged.

This case was investigated by California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Denker, Monterey County Sheriff’s Sergeant Michael Darlington and District Attorney Investigator Terri Edwards.

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