A motorist accused of driving while intoxicated has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter in the death of a transient who was killed when he was run over while sleeping in the bushes near a Mission Bay Drive on-ramp.
Charges were filed Feb. 20 against Alexander Aziz Fatoohi, 23, of El Cajon, in the Nov. 3 incident that claimed the life of Donald Wall, 60. Fatoohi was arrested and then released after authorities investigated the incident for several months before charges were brought by the District Attorney’s office.
Fatoohi will be arraigned on March 11 in San Diego Superior Court, and remains free after a notify letter was mailed to him by the DA’s office. He is also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Fatoohi was reportedly trying to merge onto eastbound Interstate 8, but took the on ramp too fast and crashed. The victim was run over and apparently killed instantly. The body wasn’t found until the vehicle was removed.