"On Oct. 10, 2021, Marks hit 40-year-old Catalina Ramos-Orozco as she walked across Main Street in Hayward, after finishing a shift as a server at Acqua e Farina restaurant. Prosecutors say after the crash, Marks told police two things that weren't true that Ramos-Orozco had a do not walk sign and that she jogged into the roadway. Ramos-Orozco suffered multiple brain bleeds, underwent surgery, and died three days after the crash, court records show."
"In 2023, Marks' lawyer filed court paperwork highlighting facts more sympathetic to his client, like how he stopped and gave a statement to police and has no prior record of bad driving. At the time of the driving, it was dark, there were number of lights in the area in addition to the traffic signals. Because of Covid the street was partially blocked by restaurant parklet offset by orange Jersey' barriers,"
Edward Marks, 63, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge and was sentenced to one year of probation for a 2021 crash. The collision occurred Oct. 10, 2021, as 40-year-old Catalina Ramos-Orozco crossed Main Street in Hayward shortly after finishing a restaurant shift. Prosecutors say Marks told police false statements about a do not walk signal and that she jogged into the roadway. Ramos-Orozco suffered multiple brain bleeds, underwent surgery, and died three days later. Defense filings noted Marks stopped, provided a statement, had no prior bad-driving record, and pointed to darkness, nearby lights, COVID-era parklet barriers, and video suggesting the victim was looking at her phone.
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