A 19-year-old man accused in an allegedly alcohol- and drug-fueled crash that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured two other teens in Westminster in December is scheduled to be arraigned in next month, according to court records obtained Tuesday.
Jayson Raymond Otto of La Palma was charged Monday with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level exceeding the legal limit of 0.08% or more causing injury and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs while causing injury, and he faces sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury on the victims.
Otto, who was released from jail after posting $200,000 bail, was scheduled to be arraigned July 21 in the West Justice Center in Westminster.
Otto is accused of killing 18-year-old Jayda Jean Feeney of Huntington Beach and injuring two girls, aged 17 and 16.
The crash happened just before 9:40 p.m. Dec. 6 at Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road, police said. Otto was behind the wheel of a vehicle that slammed into concrete barricades surrounding a construction zone and was found teetering over an open construction trench, police said. There were four people in the vehicle.
According to the criminal complaint, Otto was accused of speeding and driving without headlights on.
Otto was cited for possessing less than an ounce of cannabis in June of last year, according to court records. He also pleaded guilty in December to speeding more than 100 mph, according to court records.