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Fatal DUIs Spike Amid COVID-19

Fatal DUIs Spike Amid COVID-19

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that over the last five months San Diego County has averaged one fatal DUI crash per week and is on target to surpass its worst record in decades. Even though non-injury DUI cases are down more than 30 percent, fatal crashes are up 33 percent with […]

DA Hosts First Virtual Crime Survivor Summit to Improve Victim Services

DA Hosts First Virtual Crime Survivor Summit to Improve Victim Services

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that her office is hosting a first-of-its-kind crime victim and survivor summit, which will bring together victims, survivors, service providers and stakeholders. The innovative Summit will provide educational workshops and identify gaps and needs in crime prevention, protection of victims and survivor healing. The event will […]

DA Objects to Early Release of DUI Driver in Chicano Park Crash

DA Objects to Early Release of DUI Driver in Chicano Park Crash

A man sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for killing four people in a DUI crash is set to be released early by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on Friday after serving only two years and 10 months of his sentence. Richard Anthony Sepolio, 27, was behind the wheel of a […]

District Attorney and City Attorney Remind Voters of their Rights

District Attorney and City Attorney Remind Voters of their Rights

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott today released a “know your rights” fact sheet outlining the laws that protect voters’ ability to safely and privately cast their ballots. The prosecutors will share the fact sheet with the public digitally, in English and Spanish. It is designed […]

DA Joins Colleagues Across California to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

DA Joins Colleagues Across California to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan joined the District Attorneys of Sacramento, Alameda and Ventura counties, and the United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of California, Central District of California, and Southern District of California to launch an online outreach campaign to help victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The District […]

ed Bath & Beyond to Pay $1.49 Million for Environmental Violations

Bed Bath & Beyond to Pay $1.49 Million for Environmental Violations

District Attorney Summer Stephan, along with 30 other California District Attorneys and the Los Angeles City Attorney, announced today that a Ventura County Superior Court Judge has ordered New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (“Bed Bath & Beyond”) to pay $1,498,750 as part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution. The judgment is the culmination […]