People v. Williams CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

THE PEOPLE, B265502

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. YA091881) v.

COLLIN WILLIAMS,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Mark S. Arnold, Judge. Affirmed.

Joshua Schraer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Respondent.

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Collin Williams was convicted of one count of felony driving in willful or wanton disregard for safety of persons or property while fleeing from a pursuing police officer. (Veh. Code, § 2800.2.) The trial court also found he had violated his probation.1 After the jury returned a guilty verdict, Williams admitted he had suffered two prior strike convictions within the meaning of Penal Code sections 667, subdivision (d) and 1170.12, subdivision (b), as well as a prison prior within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). The trial court sentenced Williams to a total prison term of 15 years and 4 months. We affirm. FACTS On January 21, 2015, around 2:40 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies Aaron Rivera and Christopher Quinones were on patrol in Los Angeles. They were in a marked black and white patrol car bearing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s logo. There were red and blue lights on top of the vehicle, and a red lamp on the front. Both deputies were in full uniform. While on patrol, they noticed a white Chevy Impala swerving between lanes in front of them. The deputies saw what appeared to be two male figures silhouetted in the front seats of the Impala. As the deputies watched, the Impala swerved and nearly hit a few parked cars. The Impala then swerved into the opposing traffic lanes, crossing double yellow lines. The car drove through a stop sign without slowing or stopping. The deputies initiated a traffic stop by activating the patrol car’s red and blue lights. The Impala accelerated; the deputies followed, traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour. The Impala then ran a red light. The deputies, driving around 60 or 70 miles per hour, slowed to clear the intersection. They had activated the patrol car siren. The Impala ran through another stop sign and another red light without slowing or breaking. The patrol car was traveling approximately 70 miles per hour; the Impala was gaining distance. The deputies lost sight of the Impala for five to ten seconds. They then saw that the Impala had gone through a golf course’s chain link fence and collided with a tree. There was a hole in the