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Joseph Alcazar, 30, was charged with crimes together with homicide, driving drunk inflicting nice bodily harm with two earlier prior convictions; driving drunk with a BAC of 0.08 or greater with two earlier prior convictions; and a misdemeanor rely of willful endangerment of a kid, in accordance with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors stated Alcazar’s blood-alcohol stage registered at twice the authorized restrict of 0.08 on the evening of the collision.
On Saturday, the sufferer, 14-year-old Rosenda Elizabeth Smiley of Rialto, was crossing Balboa Boulevard, west of Palm Street, with two different folks in opposition to the don’t stroll signal, the district legal professional’s workplace stated.
A driver stopped to let the group cross. But Alcazar, who was within the car behind that driver, allegedly drove across the stopped automobile and struck Smiley whereas additionally working over a 13-year-old woman’s foot.
Smiley was pronounced dead on the scene.
“A 14-year-old woman residing the California dream having fun with a day of solar and sand on the seashore with associates to kick off the start of summer time is dead due to the egocentric determination of a stranger,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer stated in a press release. “A repeat drunk driver not solely took the lifetime of slightly woman, however he additionally endangered the lifetime of his personal daughter by getting behind the wheel after consuming and traumatized her and the opposite younger women who witnessed him hitting and killing a youngster.”
Another man and Alcazar’s 8-year-old daughter had been within the car with him on the time of the crash.
Alcazar was beforehand convicted twice of driving below the affect in San Bernardino County in 2016 and 2020, together with one collision that left him with critical accidents.
He faces a most sentence of 15 years to life plus six years if convicted on all counts.
