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Fresno Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Deadly Marijuana DUI Crash
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 6 months ago on
April 4, 2025

Antonio de Jesus Orozco Montes Deoca, 30, was sentenced on Friday, March 4, 2025, to 14 years and 8 months in prison for a deadly marijuana DUI crash in 2022 that killed one woman and injured four others. (GV Wire Composite)

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A Fresno man was sentenced Friday to more than 14 years in prison for a 2022 crash that killed a 20-year-old woman and seriously injured four others while he was driving under the influence of marijuana.

Antonio de Jesus Orozco Montes Deoca, 30, received a 14-year, 8-month sentence after pleading guilty last month to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing great bodily injury, according to the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.

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The crash happened on Sept. 17, 2022, along State Route 180 near the city of Kerman.

Prosecutors said Deoca crossed double-yellow lines and slammed head-on into a vehicle driven by Sandy Orellana-Mendoza, 20, of Mendota. Four female passengers, ranging in age from 14 to 22, were seriously injured.

Orellana-Mendoza died at the scene.

An investigation by the California Highway Patrol determined that Deoca was severely impaired, prosecutors said. Blood tests later showed a substantial amount of marijuana in his system at the time of the crash.

The sentence was handed down by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Gabriel Brickey.

In a statement, the District Attorney’s Office thanked CHP investigators and reminded the public that driving under the influence includes not only alcohol but drugs — prescription or illegal — as well.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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