Prosecutor says woman charged with murder of four people in traffic collision "knew she shouldn't have been driving"

VISTA - A woman charged with murder for a traffic collision that killed four people near the Pala Casino knew what she was doing when she drove while under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine, a prosecutor said today.

Deanna Fridley, 26, faces four counts of murder and other charges.

In her opening statement, Deputy District Attorney Brenda Daly told jurors that Fridley drove more than 85 mph and repeatedly crossed double-yellow lines in the moments leading up to the Dec. 14, 2007, crash that took the lives of Luis De Santiago and his wife Lina, and Luis Baez and his wife Rubi.

"[Frid...