By Riley S. Lovejoy, Attorney at Law - The following information is from the forthcoming Book and iTunes App, Celebridumb. The book chronicles those celebrities who have been arrested for DUI and also includes entertaining information about the celebrity that the reader may find interesting or shocking. The Book and iTunes App is scheduled for release toward the end of 2010 and is written by Snohomish and Skagit County DUI attorney David N. Jolly.
Chico Meets His Maker
Name: Diego “Chico” Corrales
Claim to Fame: Former Featherweight and Lightweight World Boxing Champion
Date of DUI: October 2005, March 2006, Died May 7, 2006
Facts: Corrales was killed in a motorcycle crash. Toxicology tests have shown that Diego Corrales was three times over the alcohol limit when he crashed his motorcycle and died. The boxer known as 'Chico' was killed in a three-vehicle accident near his Las Vegas home on May 7 this year aged only 29. Corrales had a history of drunken driving while it's also been confirmed by court officals and the state Department of Motor Vehicles that he was riding without a valid license. Corrales' blood-alcohol content was 0.25 percent at the time of the crash and the legal limit for drivers in Nevada is 0.08 percent. "It's quite possible that, had he not been impaired, he could have prevented his accident," Las Vegas police Sgt. Tracy McDonald told ESPN. "Bottom line, no one else did anything wrong. He basically killed himself." Pat Lamparelli, a Corrales family friend, has said he was not surprised to learn Corrales had been drinking before he crashed his 2007 Suzuki. The Nevada DMV has said Corrales' vehicle and motorcycle licenses were revoked in July 2006 for a drunken driving conviction on an October 2005 arrest. He faced arrest stemming from a failure to appear in January in a Las Vegas court on a March 2006 DUI arrest, the Clark County district attorney's office said. Charges in that case also included speeding and evading a police officer.
Outcome: Corrales, who was wearing a helmet, died from a head injury.
Did You Know? Corrales died when his wife was pregnant with their 4th child, Diego Corrales, Jr.
Source: sports.espn.go.com
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