Man charged with wrecking car containing 4-year-old son, killing woman, while speeding drunk through Hayward

HAYWARD — Prosecutors have charged a man with crashing his car while driving drunk through city streets, killing a 20-year-old woman, injuring his 4-year-old son and sending two others to the hospital, one with a serious brain injury.

Armando Hernandez-Benitez, 20, was charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and multiple counts of drunk driving in the March 7 crash. Authorities say he reached speeds of 88 miles per hour, with a blood/alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit...