Family testimony at committee hearing: 'Please pass this bill' after deadly DUI crash

Aug 11, 2026

A principal witness described losing two children in a 2019 crash and urged the committee to pass AB 18 30, recounting the driver's multiple prior DUIs and a warrant for probation violation as reasons the device could have prevented the tragedy.

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A principal witness told the Senate committee about a 2019 crash in which two children were killed and urged passage of AB 18 30. The witness described driving their family to Joshua Tree when a drunk driver struck them at high speed and identified the driver as someone with multiple prior DUIs and a warrant for a probation violation.

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