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The local woman convicted of murder in connection with a crash that killed California Highway Patrol Officer Brett Oswald is scheduled to learn her sentence Friday.

Kaylee Weisenberg was found guilty of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter for the June 2010 crash. She could face up to 15 years in prison.

The Templeton California Highway Patrol officer killed in the line of duty last year will be honored Wednesday morning.

Officer Brett Oswald from CHP Templeton was hit and killed last year by a suspected drunk driver. Oswald was on duty, waiting for a tow truck at the time.

Wednesday morning at 9:30, the Paso Robles Police Department will unveil a memorial brick with Officer Oswald's name engraved. The brick will hold a place in the Public Safety Center Memorial Wall. It is part of an event remembering all nine peace officers killed in the line of duty in California last year, and the 162 peace officers killed nationwide.

The event is at the Paso Robles Public Safety Center.

Meantime, the woman charged with DUI and murder in the death of Officer Oswald is on trial. Kaylee Weisenberg allegedly hit Oswald with her car while speeding on South River Road in Paso Robles. Prosecutors say Weisenberg tested positive for methamphetamine after the crash. She faces 15 years to life in prison if a jury finds her guilty.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) Prosecutors say a woman charged with the second-degree murder of a California Highway Patrol officer has a driving history of traffic crashes and citations.

Investigators say Kaylee Ann Weisenberg has high on methamphetamine and driving on a suspended license in June when her Toyota Corolla struck 47-year-old CHP Officer Brett Oswald's patrol car, killing him. The officer was waiting for a tow truck.

A preliminary hearing Tuesday and Wednesday will determine whether the 23-year-old Atascadero woman will be ordered to trial.

The San Luis Obispo Tribune says testimony Tuesday revealed she has been involved in numerous traffic crashes and has received numerous citations.

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Information from: The Tribune, http://www.sanluisobispo.com

A trial date has been set for the Atascadero woman accused of hitting and killing a California Highway Patrol officer last summer.

Tuesday morning, a judge announced the trial of 23-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg will begin on April 19th. Weisenberg appeared in court to be arraigned on four charges Tuesday morning. Those charges including driving under the influence and murder.

She is accused of hitting officer Brett Oswald on South River Road in Paso Robles last summer. He was waiting for a tow truck to pick up an abandoned vehicle when he was allegedly hit by Weisenberg.

If convicted, Weisenberg faces 15 years to life in prison.

Weisenberg also faces civil charges in the death of Officer Oswald. Oswald's widow and his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Weisenberg. The paperwork lists the action as a unlimited civil case, where the damages exceed $25,000. When we spoke to the family's lawyer in December, he told us this lawsuit is not about money. James Murphy says the family has talked about setting up a memorial fund to help other young people who can't afford to become CHP officers or members of law enforcement.

The woman charged in the roadside death of a California Highway Patrol officer in Paso Robles last year is expected in court Tuesday.

Kaylee Weisenberg, 23, is scheduled to be arraigned on four charges, including driving under the influence and murder. Prosecutors said Weisenberg tested positive for methamphetamine after the crash.

Officer Brett Oswald was hit by Weisenberg in June 2010, as he was waiting for a tow truck by the side of the road. Weisenberg faces 15 years to life in prison.

The woman charged with murdering a California Highway Patrol officer will now face a civil lawsuit as well.

The family of CHP Officer Brett Oswald has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against 23-year-old Kaylee Ann Weisenberg. She will stand trial on four criminal charges, including murder, in the death of CHP Officer Brett Oswald. Prosecutors say she hit and killed Oswald in a June car crash in Paso Robles. On Wednesday Oswald's widow and his parents filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Weisenberg.

"You should not be allowed to kill someone in this fashion, or any other fashion, and then have an insurance company write out a check and say thanks a lot we're closing our file," said James Murphy, the Oswald's attorney.

Court documents show Brett Oswald's widow and parents have filed a complaint for personal injury, property damage and wrongful death. Prosecutors said Weisenberg was speeding down South River Road in Paso Robles, high on methamphetamine, when she slammed into Oswald at 67 miles per hour.

The paperwork lists the action as an "unlimited" civil case where the damages exceed $25,000. Still the family's attorney says they will use any money they receive to help others.

"Family members have talked about setting up a memorial fund to help other young people who can't afford to become CHP officers become members of law enforcement, improve their lives and contribute to the community," said Murphy.

A family's fight for justice as they struggle to cope with a devastating loss.

"It's really sad that people this kind, this nice, this giving would be suffering a tragedy like this," said Murphy.

The family did not wish to speak on camera about the lawsuit saying they do not want to jeopardize Weisenberg's chance of receiving a fair criminal trial in San Luis Obispo County.

Weisenberg will be served with the civil lawsuit papers at the San Luis Obispo County Jail. She could face 15 years to life in prison for the criminal charges against her.

The case against the woman accused of hitting and killing a California Highway Patrol officer will go to trial.

Today was the third and final day of the preliminary hearing for 23-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg, the woman charged with driving under the influence of methamphetamine and killing 47-year-old Brett Oswald on in Paso Robles on June 27.

Weisenberg, who was pregnant at the time of the crash, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.

The prosecution rested on Thursday, and the defense did not call any witnesses to testify at today's hearing. Weisenberg is due back in court on January 18 for an arraignment.

Nancy Chen spoke with attorneys on both sides and will bring you more on this story on KSBY at 5 and 6 p.m.

We learned exclusively today that California Highway Patrol Officer Brett Oswald and Kaylee Weisenberg were not the only ones involved in the June crash that took Oswald's life.

It was revealed that Weisenberg, who is accused of hitting and killing Oswald with a car, was pregnant at the time of the crash.

Today was the second day of 23-year-old Weisenberg's preliminary hearing.

She is facing four charges, including murder and driving under the influence.

C.H.P. Officer David Reed spoke to Weisenberg after the crash and said she believed she was about twelve weeks pregnant at the time.

She gave birth six weeks ago to a baby who has been present for both days of Weisenberg's preliminary hearing.

Another officer who spoke to Weisenberg at the hospital after the crash took the stand.

"She didn't have any kind of remorse, if that's what you mean, like if she was sorry," C.H.P. Officer Phillip Knox said.

He said Weisenberg never asked about Oswald's condition or expressed any concern about him or anyone else besides her child.

Investigators say Weisenberg tested positive for meth after the crash.

"With the concentrations that are here, it would be my opinion that Ms. Weisenberg was affected at the time by her methamphetamine use," said Barry Logan, a toxicologist who testified.

According to the D.A.'s office, a friend reported seeing Weisenberg use meth just eight hours before the crash.

However, another officer who performed sobriety tests on Weisenberg says her speech and vital signs seemed normal.

"I formed the opinion that at the time of the evaluation that I could not find her under the influence or see signs she was under the influence," Reed said.

Logan testified that her symptoms were similar to someone on the downside of a meth high.

An officer also said Weisenberg reported using marijuana a few days before the crash.

Prosecutors said yesterday that Weisenberg slammed into Oswald's car at 67 miles an hour.

The preliminary hearing continues tomorrow morning, when the defense will call its witnesses.

The judge will then decide if there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

The woman accused of hitting and killing a California Highway Patrol officer was pregnant at the time of crash.

Kaylee Ann Weisenberg, who was 22 at the time of the accident, is facing four charges, including murder.

Her preliminary hearing, which started yesterday, continued today.

Weisenberg gave birth to a baby boy six weeks ago, according to family members.

Officer Brett Oswald was waiting for a tow truck to pick up an abandoned car in Paso Robles on South River Road in June when investigators say Weisenberg crossed the double yellow lines and hit him.

They say blood tests show she had meth in her system at the time of the crash; she is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing injury.

KSBY News was the only media in the courtroom this morning.

The preliminary hearing is expected to wrap up this afternoon.

Watch KSBY News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. for this exclusive report.

Witnesses testified for the first time about the crash that took C.H.P. Officer Brett Oswald's life in June.

Kaylee Weisenberg is accused of killing Oswald in a car crash; she was 22 years old at the time.

Investigators say she crossed the double-yellow lines and hit him as he was waiting for a tow truck in Paso Robles.

Christine Miller and her husband Kenneth say they saw Weisenberg's car hit Oswald.

"He flew over the hood of the car," she said. "He flew over the Highway Patrol car, and he landed on the oncoming vehicle."

Prosecutor Lee Cunningham says she had been driving at least 80 miles an hour and slammed into Oswald while going 67 miles an hour.

"He was in bad condition," said Kenneth Miller. "He was beyond our immediate ability to help."

Robert Hopkins says he and his daughter rushed the scene after hearing the crash.

"His legs were splayed in a fashion that they were at right angles with his torso--complete right angles," he said.

He said Oswald was missing his boots and gun belt.

Hopkins later found them on the side of the road. Oswald, he says, had difficulty breathing and was at first unresponsive.

"My daughter said to him, 'The ambulance is here,'" he said. "At that point, he raised both arms."

Cunningham says the crash was just another chapter in Weisenberg's erratic driving history, which includes seven traffic convictions and five crashes.

He says she would often blow off steam by speeding along the road where the accident happened, driving so fast her friends warned her she would kill herself or someone else.

The prosecution also says Weisenberg's driver's license had been suspended the day before the accident and that she had tested positive for meth in her system at the time of the crash.

The preliminary hearing will resume tomorrow morning.

The D.A.'s office says it expects the hearing to wrap up by the afternoon.

The judge will then decide if there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

Witnesses took the stand today in the dramatic preliminary hearing of the woman accused of hitting and killing a California Highway Patrol officer.

Tweny-two-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg is facing four charges, including murder, in the death of Officer Brett Oswald.

Oswald was waiting for a tow truck to pick up an abandoned car in Paso Robles on South River Road in June when investigators say Weisenberg crossed the double yellow lines and hit him.

They say blood tests show she had meth in her system at the time of the crash; she is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing injury.

According to prosecutor Lee Cunningham, Weisenberg's friends said she would often drive "fast and crazy" on South River Road to blow off steam.

He said numerous friends told Weisenberg to slow down on that road on different occasions; one told her to stop "driving like that, you're going to get yourself killed or somebody else."

Cunningham also said she had logged onto MySpace about an hour before the accident and vented her frustration.

Cunningham said during his opening statement that Weisenberg was going at least 80 miles per hour down the road and hit Oswald at 67 miles per hour; the speed limit is 55 miles per hour.

Her fourth charge is driving with a suspended license; the district attorney said her license had been suspended the day before the accident and that a search of Weisenberg's home proved the notice had been opened.

He said she had been licensed five-and-a-half years and, in that time, had been involved in five traffic collisions and seven traffic convictions.

A couple traveling home from church the night of the crash took the stand separately; Christine Miller testified about seeing the car Weisenberg was driving crash into Oswald and his car.

She said he had been standing near the front of the car and saw his body fly into the air.

Another witness said he lived near the scene of the accident and rushed there after hearing the collision.

Robert Hopkins said he found Oswald unresponsive with his legs at right angles with his torso.

Hopkins said Oswald had difficulty breathing but that he raised both of his arms briefly when told an ambulance had arrived.

He said he later found Oswald's gun belt and his two boots on the road.

Cunningham said the preliminary hearing is expected to finish by tomorrow afternoon.

Watch KSBY News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. for more on this story.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have now charged a young woman with second-degree murder for the June death of a California Highway Patrol officer near Paso Robles.

Kaylee Ann Weisenberg had earlier pleaded not guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the death of 47-year-old CHP Officer Brett Oswald, as well as to the charge of driving with a suspended license.

But investigators say tests reveal the 22-year-old Atascadero woman was driving under the influence of a high level of methamphetamine when her Toyota Corolla struck Oswald's patrol car. The officer was waiting for a tow truck when he was killed June 27.

The San Luis Obispo Tribune says prosecutors on Tuesday hiked the manslaughter charge to second-degree murder. Prosecutor Lee Cunningham says Weisenberg showed an implied malice, justifying the second-degree murder charge.

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Information from: The Tribune, http://www.sanluisobispo.com

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The Atascadero woman accused in the death of a local California Highway Patrol officer has pleaded not guilty to felony charges against her.

22-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg entered the plea to vehicular manslaughter charges in court Thursday morning. The prosecution began Thursday's court proceedings by presenting evidence Weisenberg is a flight risk. They stated she had run away from her Bishop home at age 17, and had once used a fictitious name after a car accident. Weisenberg's defense attorneys argue that information should not have been released in open court. A judge sided with the defense and agreed that report should be sealed. That judge increased Weisenberg's bail from $56,500 to $250,000.

Officers say on Sunday, June 27th, Weisenberg was driving on River Rd. in Paso Robles and ultimately hit and killed CHP Officer Brett Oswald. Oswald was on-duty at the time, responding to a report of an abandoned vehicle on that roadway. He had been on the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck when he was struck and killed. Weisenberg was later arrested for her alleged role in his death.

Weisenberg's next court date is in August.

A procession of hundreds of law enforcement vehicles stretched for miles to honor CHP Officer Brett Oswald in Paso Robles Friday morning.

Officers came from across the country, as far away as New York, for the service.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was among the 1,500 people there.

Oswald was hit and killed on Sunday night in Paso Robles. He had served the CHP for over twenty years as both a flight and road officer.

"Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway," Joe Farrow, the CHP Commissioner, said. "Today, we honor Officer Brett Oswald who dared to go around the corner and paid for it with his life.

The service included a fly-by as well as a twenty-one-gun salute. Oswald's name was also called for the last time on the CHP radio.

But the memorial didn't just remember Oswald as an officer. He was also an avid reader with over 25 magazine subscriptions, an animal lover, a salsa dancer, a brother and a husband.

Oswald's wife suffered from leukemia shortly after they married in 2003. At one point, she told her husband he didn't have to stay with her.

"Brett replied by saying, 'No, we are here together; I am here for you; and I am here with you,'" said Jeannie Converse, Oswald's cousin. "He never left her side. He wouldn't have left her side had he had a choice."

He was remembered by his friends and fellow officers as quiet and kind.

"I will try to be more generous and forgiving in honor of the way that you lived your life," said Joe Kingman, Oswald's former co-pilot.

Oswald had served as a CHP flight officer for twelve years when he transferred back to road patrol in the Templeton area less than two months ago.

He had been waiting for a tow truck to pick up an abandoned car Sunday night when Kaylee Weisenberg allegedly hit him while she was speeding.

The twenty-two-year old Weisenberg is expected to enter a plea next Thursday.

According to a KSBY News crew attending Friday's memorial service for fallen local CHP officer Brett Oswald, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in attendance.

More than 1,500 people were expected to attend the service. People were seen lining up to watch a large procession pass through northern San Luis Obispo County (pictured).

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department says people will be visiting from several states, as far away as New York. The memorial began at 10:00 a.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center. It includes a fly-over of one helicopter and two fixed-wing aircraft.

Officer Oswald was struck and killed on Sunday while on duty near Paso Robles. He was a 22-year veteran of the CHP.

Stay with KSBY.com and KSBY News for more on this story throughout the day.

More than a thousand people are expected to attend a memorial service Friday morning for a fallen local California Highway Patrol officer.

The service for Officer Brett Oswald starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center. Police say motorists can expect traffic delays in the area. Riverside Avenue between 21st and 24th streets will be closed to through traffic between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Motorists traveling northbound on riverside will be detoured to westbound 21st street.

Officer Oswald was hit by a car and killed on Sunday while on-duty in Paso Robles. He was a 22-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol.

The Atascadero woman accused of hitting and killing a local CHP officer was in court for her arraignment Thursday, but it was delayed for another week.

Twenty-two-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg is charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license.

Investigators say she was speeding in Paso Robles Sunday night when she crossed the double yellow lines and hit Officer Brett Oswald.

Weisenberg's arraignment was postponed so she can arrange for private counsel. She's currently represented by a public defender.

Her lawyer told KSBY News that at the time of the crash, she was driving at sixty miles per hour in a fifty-five mile per hour zone, but KSBY couldn't confirm that with CHP officials.

Weisenberg looked drained while she waited for her case to be called.

"She's concerned, she's upset, and she feels for the officer and his family, but we have to, as I say, we have to play it as it comes," Ken Cirisan, Weisenberg's lawyer, said. He also said Weisenberg's family is looking at posting bail.

The bail for this charge, plus her previous two outstanding warrants, comes to $56,500. Since 2008, she's been charged with six driving-related misdemeanors.

Weisenberg is now expected to enter a plea next Thursday.

A memorial will be held for Oswald, a 22-year CHP veteran, Friday at 10 a.m. at the Paso Robles event center.

According to our KSBY News crew at the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, 22-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg appeared in court Thursday morning, one day after a video arraignment. Weisenberg did not speak or enter a plea. Her arraignment was continued so she can arrange for private counsel.

Weisenberg is accused of crashing into and killing veteran CHP officer, Brett Oswald in Paso Robles Sunday. Investigators say Weisenberg was speeding.

The Atascadero woman accused of hitting and killing local California Highway Patrol Officer Brett Oswald on Sunday night is expected to enter a plea this morning.

22-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg was visibly shaken when she appeared for a video arraignment Wednesday, which Judge Michael Duffy continued.

Weisenberg is charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license.

Investigators have said she was speeding on River Road in Paso Robles when she crossed the double yellow lines and hit Officer Oswald.

The 22-year CHP veteran was waiting for a tow truck to pick up an abandoned car.

A memorial will be held for Officer Oswald Friday at the Paso Robles Event Center.

The woman facing vehicular manslaughter charges in the death of CHP Officer Brett Oswald Sunday has a history of traffic violations.

Weisenberg was traveling north on River Road in Paso Robles when she hit and killed Oswald. Investigators say she was speeding at the time of the crash.

According to records obtained by KSBY News, 22-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg has been charged with six driving-related misdemeanors since 2008 and had two outstanding warrants for her arrest at the time of the crash.

The previous violations include failure to stop at a stop light, driving with a suspended license, and driving without a license. The court issued two warrants for her arrest after she failed to appear in court.

When we spoke with Weisenberg's brother this morning on the phone, he said he and her father were busy fielding phone calls in the arrest's aftermath. We also stopped by the weisenberg home in paso robles, but there was no answer.

The California Highway Patrol held a press conference this afternoon regarding the CHP officer, hit and killed in Paso Robles yesterday evening.

According to a spokesperson, officer Brett Oswald was a recent transfer the Templeton CHP station, but lived in Atascadero with his wife of seven years. He did not have any kids, but did have two sisters. Oswald was born in San Rafael, and is the 220th CHP officer to be killed in the line of duty.

According to the CHP, Oswald was following all appropriate protocol as far as where and how he parked his patrol vehicle. CHP would not release any further information on Kaylee Weisenberg, 22, who is accused of hitting the officer's patrol vehicle.

Oswald's family says they've received well wishes from across the country, and called their family member a "quiet, hardworking officer." A memorial service is planned for Friday at the Paso Robles Event Center, but a time has not been released.

Counseling is being offered to CHP officers in the Templeton office.

The California Highway Patrol says South River Road is back open near Spanish Camp Road in Paso Robles after Sunday night's crash that killed CHP officer Brett Oswald. (pictured)

22-year-old Kaylee Weisenberg is accused of crashing into Oswald as he was looking into an abandoned vehicle on the side of the road.

The California Highway Patrol has released the name of the local woman who apparently hit and killed a CHP officer Sunday night, and KSBY News has learned she has been booked into jail.

The CHP says 22-year-old Kaylee A. Weisenberg (pictured) was driving her car north of River Rd. at about 5:45p.m. Sunday, when she struck CHP Officer Brett Oswald. Officer Oswald had been on the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck to remove an abandoned vehicle. Investigators say Weisenberg was driving at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash. The impact of the crash threw Officer Oswald into the air and he landed on the hood of Weisenberg's car, and was carried some 50 feet before the vehicle came to a stop.

Emergency crews arrived on scene and took Officer Oswald to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at about 8:30p.m. The CHP tellls KSBY News Oswald had been a recent transfer to the Templeton CHP office.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's website, a 22-year-old girl named Kaylee A. Weisenberg was also booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail at 2:50a.m. Monday on charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. She's also being held because of a warrant in which she failed to appear on a misdemeanor charge. The website says she's being held on a combined $56,500 bail. There is a disclaimer on the county website saying the charges listed are those known at the time of booking, and that charges could have changed.

The California Highway Patrol plans to give the press more information about one of its officers killed while on duty Sunday night.

Our local CHP officers are expected to give a press conference at 3:30p.m. Monday. Deputy Chief Adam Cuevas is expected to speak about the accident that killed Officer Brett Oswald in northern San Luis Obispo County.

Investigators say at about 5:45p.m. Sunday, Officer Brett Oswald was responding to a report that a vehicle had collided with a tree on South River Rd. near Spanish Camp Rd. The 47-year-old had arrived at the scene and found the vehicle was actually just abandoned there. He called for a tow truck, and while waiting officers say he moved his vehicle to the right side of the roadway. That's when investigators say a 22-year-old woman apparently sped her Toyota Corolla down River Rd. near where Officer Oswald was located. Officer Oswald was standing outside of his patrol car when he was struck by the woman's car. Officer Oswald was thrown by the impact of the crash and landed on the woman's vehicle.

Emergency crews quickly responded to the scene. Both Officer Oswald and the woman were taken to Twin Cities Hospital. The woman sustained minor injuries in the crash. Ultimately, Officer Oswald succumbed to his injuries at 8:30p.m. Sunday.