{"id":62207,"date":"2015-04-02T19:40:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T02:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=62207"},"modified":"2015-04-02T19:41:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T02:41:20","slug":"murder-charge-filed-in-lancaster-home-crash-that-killed-sleeping-elderly-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/04\/02\/murder-charge-filed-in-lancaster-home-crash-that-killed-sleeping-elderly-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder charge filed in Lancaster home crash that killed sleeping elderly woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_62209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62209\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aaron-Benson-charged-with-murder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62209 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aaron-Benson-charged-with-murder.jpg\" alt=\"Four felony charges, including murder, were filed March 30 against Aaron Benson in connection with the March 29 crash that killed 71-year-old Patricia Ann Holmes, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.\" width=\"626\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aaron-Benson-charged-with-murder.jpg 626w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aaron-Benson-charged-with-murder-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four felony charges, including murder, were filed against Aaron Benson in connection with the March 29 crash that killed 71-year-old Patricia Ann Holmes, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 A driver who was allegedly drunk when he plowed his pickup truck into a Lancaster home and crushed an elderly lady sleeping in her bed has been charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron Daniel Benson<\/strong>, 25, of Lancaster, is charged with murdering 71-year-old <strong>Patricia Ann Holmes<\/strong>, according to a felony criminal complaint. Benson is also charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury within 10 years of another DUI offense and driving with a 0.08% blood alcohol content causing injury within 10 years of another DUI offense. The charging document also alleges Benson personally inflicted great bodily injury upon Patricia Holmes.<\/p>\n<p>Benson appeared in an Antelope Valley courtroom April 1, but he did not enter a plea and arraignment was postponed to April 15, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from a crash that occurred around 10:55 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in the 1000 block of West Avenue J-12 in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>Benson crashed his 2001 Toyota Tacoma into several parked cars on both sides of the street before ramming the pickup truck into the elderly victim\u2019s home, according to sheriff\u2019s officials.<\/p>\n<p>The 71-year-old woman was found in her bed underneath the pickup truck, according to Sgt. David Jennings of the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station. She was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors who came outside when they heard the crash said the driver appeared uninjured, but he was panicked and \u201cfreaking out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benson was arrested around 11:30 p.m. March 29. He has been jailed since his arrest in lieu of $1 million bail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Previous related story:<\/span> <a title=\"Suspected DUI driver crashes into Lancaster home, woman killed\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/03\/30\/suspected-dui-driver-crashes-through-lancaster-home-woman-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspected DUI driver crashes into Lancaster home, woman killed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2013 A driver who was allegedly drunk when he plowed his pickup truck into a Lancaster home and crushed an elderly lady sleeping in her bed has been charged with murder. Aaron Daniel Benson, 25, of Lancaster, is charged with murdering 71-year-old Patricia Ann Holmes, according to a felony criminal complaint. 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