Former Stockton Vice Mayor Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI After Deadly Crash
STOCKTON (CBS13) - A 77-year-old man is facing charges of DUI and vehicular manslaughter after an incident in Stockton Wednesday night.
Stockton police say officers responded to the area of Country Club Boulevard and Fontana Avenue just before 8 p.m. to investigate a reported crash involving a car and pedestrian.
Victor Mow, 77, a current commissioner with the Port of #Stockton has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after police say he fatally crashed his car into an 82-year-old pedestrian near Country Club Blvd. and Fontana Ave. pic.twitter.com/rltsH212fg
— Carlos Correa (@CarlosCorrea2) November 29, 2018
At the scene, an 82-year-old man was found down in the road. Medics soon pronounced him dead.
The driver of the car stayed at the scene. Investigators say the driver, 77-year-old Victor Mow, was found to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Mow, a retired Board of San Joaquin County Supervisor and Vice Mayor of Stockton, was arrested and has been booked into San Joaquin County Jail. He is currently listed as a commissioner for the Port of Stockton.