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Judge Rejects Lenient Deal in Fatal Crash | Sacramento News
A Marysville judge just tossed out a plea deal for Christopher Rodgers, who caused a deadly head-on crash last year that killed three and critically injured two — including a teenager and the parents of a one-year-old. Facing charges like vehicular manslaughter, Rodgers had accepted a deal that would’ve kept him out of state prison, but Judge Julia Scrogin called it too lenient given his dangerous history: four prior DUIs and a recent fence crash where he blamed sleep or his phone. With the plea off the table, Rodgers and prosecutors now scramble to reach a new agreement — or prepare for…
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