San Diego Jury Acquits Driver in 2007 San Diego County Car Accident
Almost two years ago, on May 7, 2007, Ronald Boord of Ramona crossed into oncoming traffic with his pickup truck. He collided head-on with a Hummer being driven by Kris Coxsey of Warner Springs. Boord then went on to hit two more vehicles, causing a multi-vehicle car crash on SR-67 in Poway. Boord was on his way back from the Poway Wal-Mart at about 10 a.m., while Coxsey was on her way to visit her mother in San Diego from Warner Springs. You can read more about this San Diego County car accident in this SignOnSanDiego.com story.
Kris Coxsey's back was broken due to the crash and Ronal Boord suffered numerous injuries.
At the time of the crash, Ronal Boord was taking methadone and also had hip and ankle problems, making it difficult for him to operate a motor vehicle. However, it was initially thought by investigators that Boord had attempted to commit suicide since there was no evidence of him attempting to brake or perform evasive action once he crossed the double-yellow line. This suspicion was then heightened when investigators learned of previous incident where Boord emptied a .45-caliber handgun into his van parked outside of his Encinitas apartment. Boord begged SWAT officers to kill him while he held the gun to his head for about three hours. The jury, however, never learned about this incident because investigators thought that there was no way to prove what had motivated Boord. Instead, Boord was faced with a reckless driving charge and up to 11 years in prison.
Ronald Boord knew that he was putting the public in danger when he decided to get behind the wheel. In the glove compartment of his pickup truck were two letters from his doctor saying that he should limit his driving because of the effects the methadone would cause. Boord's prosecutor, Michelle Laleggio, stated that Boord had been in a car accident about six months prior to this incident but his defense attorney argued that there was no evidence that his client had a death wish. In fact, if San Diego County officials believed that he was under the influence of methadone then he would have been charged with a DUI but the level of methadone in his system was not enough to cause impairment.
Kris Coxsey was disappointed with the verdict. She has recovered from most of her injuries but believes that Boord is now free to keep placing others on the road in danger.
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