California SB 953 advances on reporting vehicular manslaughter to the DMV

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 7

The bill, sponsored by Republican state Senator Roger Niello, cleared committee unanimously on Tuesday and would add two DMV points even if a defendant receives diversion.
The push follows Allison Lyman's campaign after her son Connor Lopez was killed in 2025; she says the driver could avoid both a criminal record and licence consequences.
Lyman blames Newsom-backed laws including AB 3234 and AB 2167 for steering judges toward diversion over jail, while the accused driver in her son's case awaits a sentencing decision next week.

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