An Ocean Beach man who had asked his passenger to “wake him up” should he fall asleep at the wheel during a drive on Interstate 8 was sentenced Feb. 1 to two years in state prison for drunken vehicular manslaughter. Gene Patrick Washburn, 57, had been free on $100,000 bond, but was remanded to custody immediately after El Cajon Superior Court Judge Charles Ervin sentenced him for causing the death of his friend, John Bauld, 47, on Dec. 20. Probation was denied. Washburn told authorities he must have fallen asleep at the wheel. He said he recalled telling his passenger to “wake him up” if he fell asleep while driving, said Deputy District Attorney Karra Reedy. Washburn’s Buick Regal drove off the south side of the highway around 3:45 p.m. and the vehicle rolled several times before hitting a rock embankment. Washburn suffered a broken leg and was taken by helicopter to a hospital. Bauld was pronounced dead at the scene. A cliffside memorial service was held Jan. 17 at Sunset Cliffs. Bauld lived in downtown San Diego. Washburn pleaded guilty just 10 days after the crash to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to court records. He could have received a maximum 4-year prison term but he agreed to accept a two-year term. Washburn was convicted of misdemeanor drunk driving in October 2000 in San Diego Superior Court. Reedy said Washburn’s blood/alcohol level was .08 percent — the limit considered to be legally drunk — about two hours later in a hospital. Washburn was given credit for six days spent in jail before he posted a bond.