Woman pleads not guilty in 2nd drunk driving case

EL CAJON (CNS) - A motorist who had a pending drunken driving case when she allegedly lost control of her Dodge pickup truck in an unincorporated area of El Cajon, killing a pedestrian, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI and hit-and-run.

Deborah Felicia Felix, 52, faces more than 15 years in prison if convicted, said Deputy District Attorney Heather Trocha. The defendant is accused of driving her full-size truck off Pepper Drive north of El Cajon about 9:20 p.m. Saturday, hitting 35-year-old Cydil Deann Kohlmeyer, then colliding with several mail boxes, a parked pickup truck and a fence before crossing two front yards and hitting a house.

Kohlmeyer, of El Cajon, was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where she died.

Besides gross vehicular manslaughter, the defendant is charged with an enhancement that she tried to flee the scene after the accident. She also faces charges of DUI causing injury, including enhancements that she had a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent or higher and that the crash caused great bodily injury to the victim; DUI with injury with a measurable blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or higher; and misdemeanor charges of hit-and-run and DUI.

Trocha said Felix had pending DUI charges from a June 21 incident.

El Cajon Judge Lantz Lewis ordered Felix held on $350,000 bail and set a readiness conference for Dec. 4.

A preliminary hearing was set for Dec. 10.

This story was written and edited by City News Service staff.

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