A Clairemont bank employee trembled and cried through much of her testimony Thursday in the trial of her former boss, charged with murder and DUI for dragging a colleague with her car and running over him last year.
A defense attorney said Latisha Cherme Ingram, 33, never intended that Ha Minh Ta would die as she drove out of a parking spot after a night of drinking with three co-workers from Bank of America.
“She had no idea he was going to grab onto her car as she drove away,” defense lawyer Monique Carter told jurors. “She did not have a conscious disregard for human life.”
Ingram’s trial, before San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh, got under way Thursday with defense and prosecuting attorneys summarizing their cases for the jury.
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Ingram is charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence and driving with higher than a .08 percent blood-alcohol content, as well as hit-and-run. She was convicted of DUI in 2010 in Fullerton, the prosecutor said.
Carter told jurors that Ingram is guilty of vehicular manslaughter and other charges related to Ha’s death, but not murder. Ingram’s blood-alcohol level was .18 percent when tested later that night, more than twice the legal limit for driving in California.
Carter said Ingram drank five beers and two shots of tequila and whiskey the night of June 27 while dining after work with Ha, Gabriela Rojo and a fourth colleague at Crab Hut on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa. Rojo had the same number of drinks as Ingram and Ha was just one shot behind them. The fourth employee had a single drink and left before the fatal incident.
Deputy District Attorney Philippa Cunningham told jurors that Ha and Rojo spent nearly 20 minutes trying to persuade Ingram not to drive home, urging her to let them call a ride-share.
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Rojo said Ingram cursed at her, shoved her and told them to leave her alone. She saw Ha standing inside Ingram’s open car door and heard tires screeching when Ingram backed out of a parking space and sped forward onto Convoy Street.
“He couldn’t keep up with the car,” Rojo said, sobbing. Ha was dragged, then fell and was run over by Ingram’s back tires.
Ingram phoned Rojo moments later, then circled back and saw medics, police and a crowd around Ha, according to the testimony. Ingram initially told police that Rojo had been the driver.
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