Published May 03, 2016
A woman who authorities say ran over her father while he was trying to prevent her from driving drunk has been charged with second-degree murder in Southern California.
Soukvilay Barton has pleaded not guilty and was held Thursday on $1 million bail. She is due back in court May 6.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/1EVF2cQ) that Barton is accused under a strategy known as a "Watson murder" — in which prosecutors argue that defendants such as Barton who have previous DUI convictions should have known that drunken driving can injure or kill others.
Police say the 38-year-old ignored her father's pleas not to drive and backed her BMW out of the garage, striking 69-year-old Bounmy Rajsombath. He died at a hospital last June.
Barton's attorney could not be reached for comment Thursday.
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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, http://www.pe.com
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-woman-who-ran-over-father-trying-to-stop-her-from-driving-drunk-charged-with-murder