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Office of the District Attorney
Yreka. On May 17, 2023, in Siskiyou County Superior Court, Jaden Hunter Quiring, 19, of McCloud, CA, was sentenced to 6 years in State Prison for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated, a felony. He as also convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury, and personally inflicting great bodily injury. The victim was Steven Ramos Jr., 20, of McCloud. Quiring had pled guilty to these offenses on March 8, 2023. Up until the sentencing hearing Quiring was out of custody, having been released on bail soon after his arrest.
On June 29-30, 2022, Quiring was 18 years old. On the evening of the 29th he chose to drink alcohol at a friend’s home in McCloud, CA, with other underaged persons. Some of these friends were juveniles. After an evening of heavy drinking Quiring gave a friend a ride home with other passengers in his car. He successfully made this trip, and then returned back to the home where the others were still drinking. He left again at about 2:00 a.m. carrying two passengers. He made it to the home of one passenger, a juvenile. Tragically, the other passenger, Mr. Ramos, did not make it home.
While driving on Highway 89 outside of McCloud, Quiring embodied the danger of an intoxicated driver. Traveling well above the speed limit, Quiring tried to pass a vehicle in front of him. He swerved to the left, crossing double yellow lines. After passing the vehicle he attempted to merge back into the correct lane, but lost control of his car and slammed into a tree. The motorist who was driving the passed vehicle stopped to help. He was able to cut Quiring’s seatbelt as the car was burning and pull him out of the car with the assistance of another passing driver. Mr. Ramos was killed due to the impact of the crash. The California Highway Patrol investigated the case.
