Bond denied for sailor charged with DUI in deadly Chesapeake crash

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Navy sailor charged with a DUI in a deadly wrong-way crash was denied bond.

Isaiah Valenzuela, 21, was arrested on Monday and is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter under the influence and a first-offense DUI.

According to evidence presented in Friday’s hearing, Valenzuela’s BAC at the hospital after the crash was .170. Prosecutors said Valenzuela has a history of drinking excessively and was ordered by his command not to drink the morning of the crash.

Valenzuela was denied bond due to the court finding him to be a danger to the community.

Police say that a truck driven by Valenzuela was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on early hours of September 27 when it struck an SUV, driven by Christopher Bergendahl, head-on. He died three days following the crash as a result of his injuries.

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Valenzuela is set to return to court Feb. 2.

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