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03-04-2025
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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. Harsh observation from the lips of DUI suspect in wreck that killed Bakersfield couple 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. Never miss a story: Make your homepage 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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27-03-2025
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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. Bakersfield man gets 12 years, 4 months for pistol-whipping girlfriend 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
