A 21 YEAR-OLD DRIVER, ACCUSED OF HITTING AND KILLING A BICYCLIST RIDING NEAR U.C.S.C. IN JUNE, IS NOW SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT ROOM LATE NEXT MONTH. ELLIOTT DESS, WHO IS CHARGED WITH FELONY HIT-AND-RUN, AND FELONY VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER, FACES A SENTENCE OF UP TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON (IF HE IS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM).
DESS, WHO HAS WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK IN COURT SEPTEMBER 27TH, TO CONFIRM A DATE FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING.
