Man sentenced for 2019 DUI crash that permanently injured motorcyclist
Nov 13, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- After Marian Schultz was found guilty of drunken driving in a crash that left a motorcyclist unable to walk without assistance, his defense counsel requested he be given a competency evaluation.
Another trial was held in which a judge determined Schultz was competent, and on Tuesday he was sentenced to six years and four months in prison -- bringing an end to a case that has stretched on for more than five years.
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Schultz, 32, was found guilty of two felony DUI counts in December of last year.
In April 2019, prosecutors say, Schultz did "donuts" in his pickup truck across all four lanes of a Bakersfield roadway. He pulled to the curb, and a motorcycle and car approached.
Schultz then hit the gas and darted across the road intending to perform another donut -- hitting the motorcycle and car, according to the District Attorney's Office.
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The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and underwent 59 surgeries, prosecutors said. He can't walk by himself and needs constant care.
The passenger on the bike was also injured, prosecutors said. The driver and two minor passengers in the car were uninjured.
Schultz's blood-alcohol content was 0.147% -- nearly twice the legal driving limit of 0.08%, according to the DA's Office.