Woods indicted on charges of killing Oates

The driver who authorities say killed 14-year-old Huntington Beach resident Danny Oates last August is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow.

Jeffrey Woods, 21, was indicted by the Grand Jury Nov. 10 on one felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated and one felony count of driving under the influence causing bodily injury.

On Aug. 29, Woods’ pickup truck veered across Indianapolis Avenue at Everglades Lane and instantly killed Oates, who was on his bike, according to authorities.

A Feb. 13 affidavit filed by Huntington Beach police to justify a search warrant said Woods was text messaging in regard to a drug deal about the time of the collision. It also stated that preliminary testing showed he may have had opiates in his system when the crash took place.

Woods faces a maximum sentence of 10 years if convicted.

The arraignment will be at 8:30 a.m. at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana.