Man sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for hit-and-run death of motorcyclist in Campo
Gary Baker, 46, of Campo, pleaded guilty to hit-and-run causing death and other charges in connection with the Thanksgiving Day collision with motorcyclist Austin Spirz, 26 Gary Baker, 46, of Campo, California, has been sentenced to five years and four months in state prison for the death of 26-year-old Austin Spirz, a motorcyclist who was killed on Thanksgiving Day in Campo. Baker, who fled the scene of the crash, pleaded guilty earlier this year to hit-and-run causing death and other charges related to the killing of Spirz. The California Highway Patrol reported that Baker's Jeep drifted across the double yellow lines and hit into Spirz's eastbound motorcycle. Spirz died at the scene. Baker claimed he had hit rocks while driving, but police found pieces of motorcycle parts at his home.
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A man who fatally struck a motorcyclist in Campo on Thanksgiving Day and fled the scene was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison on Monday.
Gary Baker, 46, of Campo, pleaded guilty earlier this year to hit-and-run causing death and other charges in connection with the killing of 26-year-old Austin Spirz, on Nov. 23, 2023. Family members said Spirz was the father of three young daughters.
Spirz died at the scene of the crash, which happened on Sheridan Road, near Custer Road around 5:30 p.m.
The California Highway Patrol said a driver in a Jeep heading west drifted across the double yellow lines and crashed into the victim’s eastbound motorcycle.
Prosecutors say Baker’s girlfriend called the CHP the following morning to report that her boyfriend had gotten into a crash while driving her Jeep.
Baker claimed he had struck some large rocks while driving, but officers found pieces of Spirz’s motorcycle at Baker’s home, a prosecutor said at Baker’s arraignment last year.
주제: Traffic, Crime