La Jolla Village News, May 12th, 2011

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Troyer sentenced in cafe crash that hurt four in Bird Rock

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BY NEAL PUTNAM | VILLAGE NEWS

knockout Boxer and artist to hold La Jolla event to boost Olympic dreams BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS pon meeting Danyelle Wolf, the first thing one notices is her height — all 6 feet of it. The second is her demeanor. Poised, polite, feminine and fashion-conscious, it is not exactly what one expects from a female boxer with four wins and three knockouts under her belt. Boxer, model and artist Danyelle Wolf, a self-described “lifelong athWolf hopes to make her mark on the boxing lete,” is an Olympic hopeful for the world by joining Team USA for the first-ever first-ever female Olympic boxing women’s Olympic boxing event in London in 2012. She will raise money to fund her goal at an event event. But she hasn’t by any means at Colosseum Fine Arts on May 21. been practicing boxing her entire life. Courtesy photo “I had never seen a boxing glove before three years ago,” said the 27-year-old Pacific Beach resident. “But I’m up for any WHAT: challenge when it comes to sports. I’ll try anyDanyelle Wolf art show thing.” WHEN: Four years ago, Wolf came to California by May 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. way of small-town Pennsylvania. She was constantly running, biking or swimming, and her WHERE: physique prompted more than one person to Colosseum Fine Arts, ask if she was a fighter. It surprised her because 7946 Ivanhoe Ave. SEE BOXER, Page 4

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Ronald Troyer was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison on May 4 for driving his car while under the influence of marijuana and seriously injuring four people when he slammed into a La Jolla restaurant last year. Troyer, 66, of La Jolla, received the maximum sentence of 16 years and eight months from San Diego Superior Court Judge William Kronberger, Jr., who also fined him more than $10,000. The judge imposed three years, consecutively, for the four victims who suffered great bodily injuries on Aug. 13 when Troyer’s vehicle struck three teenagers on the sidewalk and crashed into the Cass Street Café, located at 5550 La Jolla Blvd. around 7 p.m. Kronberger imposed four years for Troyer’s conviction of reckless driving while under the influence of marijuana, to run consecutively with the 12 years for the victims’ injuries. He then added eight months for Troyer’s hit-and-run conviction. “I feel justice was done,” said crash victim Ian Brininstool, 15, who suffered broken bones. “I’m fine. I’m recovered. I’m doing well.” Alani Aguerre, 14, suffered a broken pelvis and underwent at least three surgeries. She also had a broken arm and leg. She told reporters after the hearing that she had recovered, but “it will always be with me.” She said Troyer knew he was driving dangerously. “What they went through, no one should have to go through,” said Lorne Polger, the father of teen victim Myles Polger. “Finally justice was served. What happened to the kids won’t happen to anyone else.” Kronberger ordered Troyer to pay more than $6,000 in medical expenses to Brininstool and more than $11,000 to Aguerre. The other victims’ bills are still being tabulated and will be addressed in a June 23 restitution hearing. Kronberger said Troyer had “a lifetime of bad decision making,” such as when he was convicted in 1963 of reckless driving when he was 19. Kronberger said Troyer was in possession of alcohol at that time, and accumulated six convictions SEE TROYER, Page 4

J.J. replica to be ‘un-whaled’ Event to take place May 15 at Birch BY CLAIRE HARLIN | VILLAGE NEWS In the late 1990s, J.J. the orphaned gray whale calf held the attention of concerned spectators nationwide as SeaWorld veterinarians nursed her back to health over the course of more than a year. She gained strength and grew in size, and the nation watched as she was eventually released back into the ocean. Now, La Jolla residents and visitors will get to enjoy J.J.’s story for years to come as a 15-foot bronze stat-

ue of the baby whale, set to be unveiled on May 15, will be preserved for posterity at Birch Aquarium playground. The event, “J.J. Day,” is open to the family and will feature wine, hors d’ oeuvres, raffle prizes and a live auction. Festivities will take place from 6 to 9 p.m., and admission charges (suggested donations) of $10 for adults and $5 for kids will help support improvements to La Jolla Shores’ Kellogg Park. D. Lynn Reeves is the artist behind the sculpture, which will also feature a mural mosaic telling J.J.'s story on the seatwall surrounding the playground. A SEE WHALE, Page 3

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