Man charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in Wallace Rd crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Tulare man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged drunken driving crash east of Delano that killed a passenger in his car.
Fidel Habana Vargas, 35, pleaded not guilty on Friday at the Delano courthouse to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two DUI-related counts, according to court records. He's being held without bail and his next hearing is set for May 19.
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He has no other cases listed against him in Kern County.
On the afternoon of May 7, Vargas' Toyota Camry was heading south on Wallace Road and blew through a stop sign at Cecil Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol. It hit a box truck traveling east on Cecil Avenue.
The box truck did not have a stop sign, officers said.
Oliver Campuzano Villalva, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner's officials. Villalva, of Tulare, was seated in the front passenger seat of the Toyota.
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