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DNA evidence shows Utah driver in fatal 2016 car crash lied to police, charges say

A Utah man is charged with automobile homicide after evidence shows he was driving drunk in a fatal 2016 Tooele County crash, according to court documents.

Then-28-year-old Isaac James Hernandez, of Salt Lake City, had a blood alcohol level of 0.14 percent, documents say, and 34-year-old Scott Newman died as a result of injuries he suffered in the crash.

In addition to the automobile homicide count, a second-degree felony, Hernandez faces two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, one a third-degree felony and the other a class A misdemeanor, and one count of obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor.