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Friday, July 29, 2005
WHY I POST

Drug and Alcohol Arrests and Catch and Release Citations
San Bernardino County SunAlcohol may have had role in crash I-215 accident kills two, hospitalizes two others

By Gina Tenorio Staff Writer
Thursday, July 28, 2005 -The house is silent now. Almost painfully silent.Before Sunday the sound of an electric guitar would echo through Annette Barron-Miranda's Moreno Valley home. Her son, Michael Alexander Corrales, 17, a devoted rock-a-billy fan, loved to play. The music was silenced on Sunday. During early morning hours, Michael, 17, of Moreno Valley was killed when his Saturn sedan was struck head-on by a Chevy Suburban driven by Charles Gregory Callion, 48, of Colton,

California Highway Patrol officials said.

Callion had been traveling the wrong way on Interstate 215 north of Newport Avenue in Grand Terrace, officials said. The impact also killed Michael's passenger and best friend, Jonathan Ortiz, 17, of San Bernardino, and badly injured Jonathan's brother, Jeffrey Ortiz, 15, also of San Bernardino, who rode in the Saturn's back seat. CHP officials suspect Callion was under the influence. "The investigation is still pending,' said Officer Joe Ramos, spokesman for the CHP. "It is alcohol related.' If authorities conclude he was under the influence, it will be the fourth documented DUI incident for Callion in the county. Court records show, before Sunday's crash, Callion had been cited at least three times for misdemeanor driving under the influence. In each case, he had failed to appear for his court date.

As a result, San Bernardino Superior Court judges had issued three bench warrants for his arrest for failure to appear on his DUI charges. His last DUI citation was issued April 10, possibly by Colton police, said district attorney's officials. Despite the warrants, Callion was not taken into custody.

As of Thursday, Callion was considered detained but would not be physically arrested until he was able to leave the hospital. This has enraged the two grieving families. "(Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) called me this morning,' said Lalo Ortiz, cousin to Jeffrey and Jonathon. "They want to see him charged with murder. 'Barron-Miranda said she has had to restrain herself from walking into Callion's hospital room to demand an explanation. Callion, who suffered major injuries, was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center. So was Jeffrey. Both remained hospitalized."(Jeff's) going to be recovering for some time, ' Ortiz said. "Neither of the cars saw each other. According to Jeff, they didn't even have time to step on the brakes.'

The crash happened at 4:17 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the freeway. Officers got a call at 4:16 a.m. about a wrong-way driver on the freeway, Ramos said. At the time, witnesses reported seeing the Suburban north of Barton Road."Shortly after, they were receiving calls of a collision,' Ramos said. Michael died at the scene. Jonathan was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he died at 11:30 a.m.

Soon after, information about the Callion's past began to leak out.Assistant District Attorney Michael Risley confirmed Callion had the three bench warrants on Thursday but said only one of those cases had been forwarded to his office. The office had yet to receive the reports on the latest incident, he said. "Generally, our office does not even review DUI offenses,' he said. "They are usually direct file (to the court). ' Certain misdemeanor offenses can be filed with the court without the review of the district attorney, he said. District attorney's officials reviewed a May 30, 2003, DUI citation. But the April ticket was filed directly to the court as was an Aug. 30, 2003, citation.

In each case, Callion failed to appear, authorities said. It is possible that the warrant resulting from the May incident was not entered in time for officers to access, Risley said. How officers missed seeing a bench warrant in April, however, was hard to explain. "When we jump ahead, in all probability, the warrants were in the system,' Risley said.
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GRANDPATERRACE Says:
Check out his record here http://www.sbcounty.gov/courts/
This is why all drunks and drugies who drive should be jailed.