Trial has been set Aug. 25 in a 2019 felony DUI case involving a golf cart crash at the Arbuckle Golf Course.
The Colusa County District Attorney’s Office charged Colt Ornbaun, of Arbuckle, on May 9, 2019 with driving under the influence causing injury, driving with greater than a .08 blood alcohol level causing injury, and a special allegation of excessive blood alcohol.
Ornbaun was 22-years-old on April 26, 2019 when he reportedly rolled a golf cart down a slope, ejecting himself and his passenger, then 23-year-old Mariah Diaz.
The case has had multiple starts and stops in Colusa County Superior Court, including two previous trial dates.
Ornbaun has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and is represented by Sacramento attorney Phillip Cozens.
Judge Jeffrey A. Thompson has set Aug. 2 for a final trial readiness conference, which will be the final date Ornbaun can change his plea.
The trial is scheduled for three days.
At approximately 11:05 PM on Saturday, April 26, emergency services were dispatched to the Arbuckle Golf Club for a reported golf cart collision with injuries.
The Arbuckle Fire Department and Enloe EMS administered medical aid to 22-year-old Colt Ornbaun, and 23-year-old Mariah Diaz, both of Arbuckle.
The CHP reported that Ornbaun was driving the cart with Diaz as the passenger when for unknown reasons Ornbaun turned a sharp right while on a downward slope causing the golf cart to overturn and ejecting both occupants.
As a result of being ejected, Ornbaun sustained major injuries to the head and was transported by REACH Air to UC Daivs Medical Center, and Diaz sustained major injuries to her arm and was transported by Enloe EMS to Woodland Memorial Hospital.
The CHP said in its initial report that alcohol may have been a factor in incident and is still under investigation. –