Crime & Safety

Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Devil's Slide DUI Death

Thomas Harold Randall was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.

Millbrae resident Thomas Harold Randall, 53, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday for a drunk driving crash that killed a woman on Highway 1 near Pacifica.

Randall was returning to Millbrae from Pescadero after drinking beer and vodka all day, according to court records. He was driving on the wrong side of the road by Devil’s Slide at 75 mph, and then overcorrected to the right, crashing into the victim’s car.

The person killed was Paola Casara, a 32-year-old Italian tourist who was visiting friends in the area.

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Randall had no idea where he was when CHP arrived on the scene, and officers recorded a .27 blood alcohol level, about 3 times the legal limit.

In April, Randall plead no contest to vehicular manslaughter. The district attorney was seeking 8 years and 9 months in prison.

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