A Merced County jury has acquitted a driver of two counts of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a 2022 Atwater crash that killed two women.
By Elizabeth Wilson The Merced FOCUS The women’s family told The Merced FOCUS they’re disappointed in the outcome. But the defense attorney in the case says a medical episode suffered by the driver – not negligence – caused the tragedy. The deaths of sisters Billie Edwards, 73, and Carolyn Rose, 76, made…