Harsh observation from the lips of DUI suspect in wreck that killed Bakersfield couple
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – 'When people drive drunk, people always die.'
That nugget of wisdom is not from a Mothers Against Drunk Driving billboard. It's not from a National Highway Safety Administration bumper sticker. It's a quote straight from the lips of the woman charged in the double-fatal alleged DUI car wreck that took place at about 1:30 a.m., the morning of March 16.
Anabell Aleyna Correa made that harsh observation to arresting officers the night she is alleged to have run a red light and smashed her white Hyundai Azera into a Lyft rideshare vehicle. The crash, near the corner of Stockdale Highway and Gosford Road in west Bakersfield, killed a married couple, Max and Desiree Mooney, and grievously injured a third passenger as well as the driver of the Lyft they had hired to take them home.
According to a newly released court filing, the accused drunken driver also told police, 'I drank one Twisted Tea, bro,' referring to an alcoholic beverage.
Later she said, 'I'm never seeing my kid, huh, just because I drove and drank one, two drinks.' the police report said. She showed signs of intoxication, including red and watery eyes, and smelled of alcohol, an officer wrote.
Anabell Correa also told police her cousin was killed by a drunken driver in 2022, and she knew it was dangerous to drink and drive, according to the court filing.
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The probable cause declaration filed in the case also says the two survivors in the Lyft suffered injuries including a brain bleed and broken bones, although it does not specify which injury party sustained which injury.
Correa is also injured; she wore a medical boot on her right foot and used crutches at her arraignment Tuesday.
The 21-year-old defendant is facing two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, four counts related to DUI causing injury, driving without a license and failing to stop at a red light.
Police say she had a blood-alcohol content of 0.088% when her car ran a red light and broadsided the rideshare vehicle.
Not guilty pleas were entered on her behalf Tuesday afternoon by a representative of the Public Defender's Office. Public defender Peter Kang said he had not yet assigned the case to a defense attorney.
He declined further comment.
The DA's office did not respond to a request for information Wednesday.
Court Commissioner Samantha Allen set a preliminary hearing for April 4 and ordered Correa remain in custody without bail.
Correa spent several days recovering in a hospital and was booked into jail on Friday.
She's being held on more than $2 million bail.
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