A BENCH WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 1 OF 2 MEN INVOLVED IN A 2008 FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BIG SUR AREA. 17 YEAR-OLD RACHEL WIESJAHN DIED AS A RESULT OF THE AUGUST 2008 ACCIDENT NEAR PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK. THE HALF MILLION DOLLAR WARRANT WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY, FOR 50 YEAR-OLD MARK HUDSON, AFTER HE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR A SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE IN A MONTEREY COUNTY COURT ROOM.
HUDSON (WHO WAS ALSO RECENTLY ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY) IS FACING CHARGES OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER (IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BIG SUR CASE).
