The 30-year-old Fontana man was driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit and his 8-year-old daughter in the car.
after allegedly driving under the influence is now facing one felony count of murder in connection with the Newport Beach death.
Joseph Alcazar, 30, of Fontana, is a twice previously convicted drunk driver and was found driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit.The victim was identified as 14-year-old Rosenda Elizabeth Smiley of Rialto. Smiley, along with three two other people, were crossing East Balboa Boulevard against the don't walk sign. A driver stopped to let them cross, and Alcazar went around the car, striking Smiley and the foot of a 13-year-old girl.
Alcazar stopped shortly after hitting Smiley. The driver's 8-year-old daughter and another man were inside the vehicle at the time of the deadly collision.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. “A 14-year-old girl living the California dream enjoying a day of sun and sand at the beach with friends to kick off the beginning of summer is dead because of the selfish decision of a stranger,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Alcazar was charged with one felony count of murder, one felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily injury with two previous prior convictions, one felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol with a BAC of .08 or higher with two previous prior convictions, and one misdemeanor count of willful endangerment of a child. This article tagged under:
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