SAN BERNARDINO - Jeffrey Ortiz testified Thursday about the horrific, alcohol-related crash in 2005 that killed his brother and best friend - both just 17 years old - as the first witness called in the trial for Charles Gregory Callion.
Highway patrol officers allege Callion drove a Chevrolet Suburban the wrong way on the southbound 215 Freeway near Grand Terrace and collided head-on into a two-door Saturn carrying the three teens.
Callion had six prior convictions for drunken driving since 1991, say prosecutors. Now he faces second-degree murder charges as part of a six-count criminal complaint in San Bernardino Superior Court.