Dennis Salguero
A 23-year-old South San Francisco man is facing more than seven years in prison for the drunken crash that killed his cousin and injured another after spending an afternoon drinking tequila shots at his father’s home.
Dennis Rogelio Salguero pleaded no contest Thursday to felony vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence and felony DUI causing injury. In return, he will be sentenced to no more than seven years and eight months at a June 12 hearing.
Prosecutors say Salguero spent the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2013, drinking tequila at his father’s Daly City home before leaving with his two cousins against the advice of his father and uncle. Just before 5 p.m., his vehicle swerved across Interstate 280 into the center divider near the North Westlake Avenue off-ramp. One cousin in the rear was ejected and died while a cousin in the front passenger seat was injured.
Salguero’s blood alcohol level was .14 and .13 two hours after his arrest, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The negotiated settlement is within the reasonable sentencing range for the facts of the case, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Salguero remains in custody on $250,000 bail.
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