Colby Brookman Arrested in Fatal DUI Crash on Grand Avenue [Oroville, CA]

Colby Brookman Detained, JLynne Stothers Involved in Deadly DUI Crash into Oroville Canal

 
OROVILLE, CA (April 16, 2020) — Three people, including two children, died Easter Sunday in a DUI canal crash on Grand Avenue near Gold Country Lane.
 
According to Oroville California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Ben Draper, the accident took place around 7:00 p.m. and involved a 2004 GMC Sierra pickup.
 
The GMC, driven by 27-year-old Colby Allen Brookman, was reportedly traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on Grand Avenue; however, Brookman failed to stop the truck at the end of the road. As a result, the truck slammed through a fence, struck an embankment and went airborne into a nearby canal.
 
Brookman and his 23-year-old female passenger, whom authorities identified as JLynne Stothers of Sacramento, escaped the sinking pick up.
 
Unfortunately, a 32-year-old man from Oroville, as well as a 1-year-old girl and a 7-month-old girl sitting in the backseat died in the crash.
 
Investigations proved that DUI played a role in the fatal accident, which led officers to arrest the Sacramento man for felony DUI, vehicular manslaughter, and felony child endangerment.

In light of this terrible news, our firm would like to send our sympathies to the families and friends of the victims. We hope you find strength during these heavy times.

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