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Man faces murder charges for vehicular manslaughter

A Lakeside man was ordered May 1 to stand trial for second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a man crossing an El Cajon street.

Joshua Colby Ness, 32, will stand trial Oct. 23 in the Oct. 10, 2017, death of Michael O’Rourke, 60, who was struck in the 300 block of North Second Street near Madison Avenue around 10 p.m.

Ness pleaded not guilty immediately after the preliminary hearing, which was heard by El Cajon Superior Court Judge Evan Kirvin. He was also ordered to stand trial for hit and run and DUI.

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Source: East County Californian

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