The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has opted not to pursue criminal charges against a 21-year-old woman who lost control of her truck on State Route 299 in June, killing a hitchhiker she’d picked up earlier in the day.
The California Highway Patrol arrested Adryan Nicole Pollock, of Eureka, on June 16 at the scene of the crash, after she’d lost control of her Dodge pickup, causing it to roll and eject Hugh Grant Jr., 78, of Klamath, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. Grant was pronounced dead at the scene.
CHP Sgt. Jeff Borgen said the responding officer decided to arrest Pollock on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in an abundance of caution, in part because Pollock didn’t have “satisfactory identification” with her and there was some question about her identity.
In an email to the Journal, District Attorney Maggie Fleming explained that evidence in the case indicates Pollock swerved her truck to avoid an oncoming vehicle that had crossed over into her lane, resulting in the rollover crash that ejected Grant. Neither alcohol nor drugs were believed to be a factor.
“We concluded this was a tragic accident that did not involve criminal liability,” Fleming wrote.
See past Journal coverage of the accident here.
This article appears in Prove Them Wrong.
Another Paul Gallegos in our D.A. Office. What a sad and pathetic world we live in. The only thing between Maggie Fleming is they probably had the girl tested for Alcohol and Drugs. When I lost my 2 daughters and there friend in an auto Accident almost 13 years ago the male driver of that car was never drug or Alcohol tested. His family has a history of drug abuse. He got off with just a slap on the wrist for killing 3 people and there was almost a 4th death in this accident. The kid was on a Suspended License and had no Insurance. So we didn’t see squat not that that mattered. What mattered was seeing that Justice was served but Paul Gallegos could not prosecute him because he didn’t feel like it and we later Learned the judge in the case Christopher Wilson once dated his Aunt. We never learned that till the trial was over tho. The judge should have at least excused himself for. Conflict of interest. Yes I did go to the Bar Association in San Francisco against the Judge Assocation and was told beings trial was over we couldn’t appeal for a new trial. Now we understand how corrupt our justice system really is and the sadest. Part is us Tax Payers are the one who pays there wages. Time for the Laws to Change somehow and quickly.
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