Man pleas in vehicular manslaughter case Gene Patrick Washburn, 57, of Ocean Beach will be sentenced Monday, Feb. 1 after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with a Dec. 20 accident during which his passenger was killed. A memorial service for John Carl Bauld, 47, was held Jan. 17 at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach. Bauld lived in the downtown area. Washburn was driving on Interstate 8 in East County at 3:45 p.m. that Sunday, later telling officials he may have fallen asleep. His car went off the side of the road and rolled several times before it hit a rock embankment. Washburn suffered a broken leg. Bauld was pronounced dead at the scene. Through his attorney, Washburn has agreed to accept a two-year state prison term, according to El Cajon Superior Court records. The maximum sentence could have been four years and a $20,000 fine. Court records show Washburn was convicted of misdemeanor drunken driving in 2000 in San Diego Superior Court. Washburn remains free on $100,000 bond on the condition he abstain from alcohol. He pleaded guilty Dec. 30, just 10 days after the accident. — Neal Putna