FREMONT — A San Jose man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter for allegedly killing an Oakley lady in an early morning drunk driving crash, court docket information present.
Sayed Maqsoodi, 21, is charged with killing 21-year-old Kassie Watkins within the Feb. 22 crash on Interstate 680 close to the Scott Creek Highway exit in Fremont. The crash occurred round 2:21 a.m. between a Toyota containing Watkins and a Honda Maqsoodi was driving, based on the California Freeway Patrol.
Police say Maqsoodi refused to take a sobriety check, however there have been apparent indicators he was drunk, together with, “red/watery eyes, slurred speech, unsteady gait, and an odor of an alcoholic beverage” emanating from him. He was arrested on the scene of the crash.
Prosecutors charged Maqsoodi with gross vehicular manslaughter whereas intoxicated on March 7. He has posted $60,000 bail and been launched from jail, court docket information present.
A web-based fundraiser for Watkins stated she left behind two daughters, aged 2 and three.
“Kassie was a force to be reckoned with, a kind, loving, and just all-around beautiful human being, who will be terribly missed by all those who had the privilege to know and love her,” the fundraiser says. “Kassie was a fighter who never backed down, and her loss will be felt every day.”
