Retired cop gets sentence in DUI crash that killed Oakdale woman near Jamestown
A judge on Thursday sentenced a retired police officer to 10 years in state prison for a drunk-driving collision that killed Rebekah Gall of Oakdale.
Theodore William Young, 64, was sentenced in Tuolumne County Superior Court nearly 15 months after the accident near Jamestown.
A jury in February found Young guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated but rejected a charge of second-degree murder.
Judge Kevin Seibert imposed the maximum term for manslaughter. He noted that the defendant admitted to drinking several beers on the day of the accident and had a prior conviction for drunk driving.
Gall was a 27-year-old eligibility worker for Tuolumne County Social Services when the head-on collision happened Jan. 18 on Highway 49-108 near Chicken Ranch Road.
Young had a 34-year career in law enforcement, retiring as a sergeant with the Pleasanton Police Department.
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This story was originally published April 13, 2023 at 9:01 PM.
