Hearing postponed to June for alleged drunken driver in crash that killed Bakersfield couple
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The preliminary hearing for the accused drunken driver in the crash that killed a married couple in March was postponed on Thursday.
Anabell Aleyna Correa, the suspected drunken driver accused of running a red light and broadsiding a rideshare car, was present at the pre-preliminary hearing on April 3. Correa was allowed to sit during her arraignment on March 25 as she was wearing a medical boot and using crutches, but she was standing during the Thursday hearing.
Paul Brar, the defense attorney for Correa, appeared in court for the first time and requested a postponement of the preliminary hearing to June 9. Judge Elizabet Rodriguez accepted the request.
During her arraignment in March, Correa said her father hired an attorney for her case, but the attorney didn't appear.
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Correa, 21, is facing two second-degree murder charges. She was also charged with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, four counts related to causing injury while driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a license and failing to stop at a red light, according to court records.
Officers responded to the intersection of Coffee Road and Stockdale Highway at 1:37 a.m. on March 16, where Correa's white Hyundai collided with a vehicle. Max Austin Mooney and Desiree Paula Noelle Mooney, a married couple who were both 30 years old, were in the vehicle.
Max Mooney died at the scene and Desiree Mooney was pronounced deceased later at Kern Medical, according to the Kern County Coroner's Office. The couple were taking a rideshare car back home after going out for the night to drink.
The driver of the rideshare vehicle and another passenger were also injured in the crash, according to police.
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According to a court filing, Correa had a blood-alcohol content of 0.088% at the time of the crash, above the legal limit of 0.08%. She showed signs of intoxication, such as bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.
Correa admitted to drinking two 24-ounce cans of Twisted Tea, an alcoholic beverage, according to the court filing.
Correa was booked into jail a few days after the crash as she was recovering in a hospital. She is being held on no bail.
The pre-preliminary hearing is set for June 2. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 9.
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