Wilkinsburg man convicted of homicide by vehicle while DUI
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A Wilkinsburg man has been found guilty of being drunk, crashing the car he was driving and killing one of his passengers.
Daquan Lamont Thompson was convicted on all charges resulting from the October 2017 crash with the exception of false reports to law enforcement.
Following the verdict, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Beemer revoked Thompson’s bail and set a sentencing hearing for April 29.
Thompson and three passengers were in a Chevrolet Cobalt headed to Uniontown at about noon on Oct. 28, 2017, after going to a house party in Pittsburgh the night before, according to a criminal complaint.
Police said Thompson refused to let others drive and told them he was OK to operate the car.
The complaint states Thompson’s car was speeding up a hill on Shady Avenue when it crossed the center line and hit a Lexus traveling in the opposite direction. A parked car was also damaged in the crash.
Angelica Fields, 30, of Uniontown was a passenger in the Cobolt. She was killed in the crash.
The roof and passenger doors of the Cobalt had to be removed by authorities to get the people out of the car. All of the people involved were injured, police said.
Thompson initially denied driving the car, but police said they ultimately determined he was driving. Police used the car’s data recorder to determine the Cobalt was going 60 mph. Five seconds before the crash, it slowed to 47 mph. The recorder indicated Thompson didn’t use the brakes before the crash, according to the complaint.
Thompson did not have a driver’s license, and while being treated at the hospital he was found to have a blood alcohol level of .191% — more than twice the legal limit of .08%.