A Gilroy man charged with killing a woman with his vehicle on Highway 101 was charged with possession of marijuana for sale and sale of marijuana Monday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors filed these misdemeanor charges in addition to his existing charges, which include felony vehicular manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol and drugs, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Isacc Barrios, 23, was found to be well over the legal blood alcohol limit as well as high when he struck the vehicle of Kiran Ram of Hayward Dec. 10. He had consumed whiskey and a Xanax bar and had smoked marijuana at a late-night party on Treasure Island before driving home, according to prosecutors.
Ram, 54, crashed in the early morning on Highway 101 near State Route 92, according to the California Highway Patrol. She was driving south when she apparently lost control of her vehicle in the rain and struck the center divider. Barrios allegedly struck her car at an estimated 80 mph after her vehicle came to a rest. Ram was pronounced dead at the scene and a preliminary investigation suggestions she was killed in the collision with the other vehicle, according to police and prosecutors.
Barrios was chosen to drive home from the event because he was the least drunk. A preliminary test showed .11 percent alcohol in his bloodstream. An employee of the Gilroy Cannabis Club, Barrios was found with marijuana in his backpack and was driving on a suspended license, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Barrios will next appear in court on Mar. 14 for preliminary hearing. He remains in custody on $500,000 bail, prosecutors said.
Barrios’ defense attorney David Franklin declined to comment.
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