Woman Arrested in Fatal DUI-Suspected Crash is Lawyer, Sac State Professor

The woman arrested in Tuesday’s six-vehicle crash on Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Roseville that left one man dead, is a lawyer and associate professor at Sacramento State University.

, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and driving under the influence of drugs in connection to a crash that left 69-year-old Robert Alan Weaver of Roseville dead, according to Roseville Police.

Until her arrest, Peters was an associate professor in the College of Business Administration at Sacramento State, according to Kim Nava with Sacramento State. She taught classes on business, employment and labor law, according to Sacramento State’s website.

According to her faculty bio, “Peters continues to practice law.”

She founded Peters Law Inc. in the Sacramento area, according to FindLaw.com, a website hub of legal information.

Peters graduated from The Ohio State College of Law and has more than 15 years of experience, according to her FindLaw.com bio.

From Peters’ Sacramento State faculty bio:

Professor Peters attended the Ohio State University College of Law. Upon her graduation, she began a one-year federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Edward Rafeedie, in the Central District of California (Los Angeles ). Following her clerkship, she worked for two international law firms practicing in the areas of Employment Law litigation and counseling. Professor Peters joined the faculty at California State University, Sacramento in Fall 2002. Professor Peters continues to practice law. She represents employers in Employment litigation matters in state and federal court and before state and federal agencies. In addition, Professor Peters provides counseling to her clients on a variety of Employment Law issues. She also regularly participates in seminars and training classes for employees and HR professionals.

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