A Carlsbad man who ran a red light while intoxicated and killed another driver in August 2025 was sentenced to 10 years in state prison.
Philip Webb, 34, pleaded guilty to charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for the crash that killed Leonard Davison, 51, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Prosecutors said Webb ran a red light on Piraeus Street around 5:20 a.m., striking Davison's pickup truck as it traveled along La Costa Avenue. The impact overturned the pickup.
Davison was taken to a hospital. He died there.
Breath tests administered just over two hours after the crash showed Webb's blood-alcohol level at 0.095% and 0.101%, according to court documents cited in the Union-Tribune's report. California's legal limit for drivers is 0.08%.
The Coast News also reported on the sentencing, which took place in Vista.
Webb's sentence comes as the Carlsbad Police Department continues DUI enforcement efforts. In a September 2026 announcement about a DUI checkpoint, Sergeant Conrad Page-DeMorst said, "Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk."
Residents who suspect impaired driving can call 911 or contact the Carlsbad Police Department's non-emergency line at 760-931-2197.
