What is it with Democrats and vice? California Democrat Rep Lois Capps is being sued by the family who claims that a Capps Democrat staffer killed a young woman named Mallory Rae Dies in a drunk driving accident.
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California Rep. Lois Capps is being sued by the family of a young woman who was killed in a drunk-driving accident by one of her staffers, amid allegations her office initially tried to help the aide — before abruptly cutting him off when the victim was taken off life support.
Raymond Victor Morua III, an Iraq war veteran, was employed as a district representative for the Democratic congresswoman when he struck 27-year-old Mallory Rae Dies in a crosswalk on Dec. 6. Morua pleaded guilty on April 15 to hitting Dies with his Dodge Caliber and fleeing the scene after attending a holiday party put on by local newspaper the Santa Barbara Independent.
Dies was taken off of life support and died on Dec. 11.
An attorney for the Dies family alleges in the wrongful death federal lawsuit that Morua was working in an official capacity for Capps the night of the party, something Morua has claimed under oath. If Morua was working for Capps that night, the congresswoman, the U.S. government and Morua, who are all named in the suit, could be held liable.