Colorado man charged in fatal Venice boardwalk crash

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

A card showing the photo of Italian newlywed Alice Gruppioni and her husband Christian Casadei. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A card showing the photo of Italian newlywed Alice Gruppioni, left, and her husband Christian Casadei, is placed on a makeshift memorial for Gruppioni along Ocean Front Walk at Venice Beach on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, in Los Angeles. The man suspected of being behind the wheel of a sedan that careened down the crowded Venice Beach boardwalk last weekend, killing the Italian newlywed on her honeymoon and injuring 16, is a transient who served brief stints in jail in Colorado, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tags:

crash, los angeles, california news

LOS ANGELES -- A transient from Colorado has been charged with murder and assault for allegedly driving his Dodge Avenger down Los Angeles' Venice Beach boardwalk, killing an Italian tourist and injuring 16 others.

If convicted, Nathan Louis Campbell faces up to life in prison.

Prosecutors Tuesday said Campbell maneuvered around a vehicle barrier early Saturday evening and plowed into tourists and vendors, killing 32-year-old Alice Gruppioni, who was on her honeymoon.

Story: Police arrest man in deadly Venice Beach crash

Story: 12 hurt as car drives into crowd in Venice Beach

link: LINK: Follow @abc7newsbayarea on Twitter

He is scheduled to be arraigned later Tuesday.

He is charged murder and 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 17 counts of hit-and-run.

Get more California News »

Tags:

crash, los angeles, california news