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Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
Trial date set for alleged drunken driver in double-fatal crash on Planz Rd
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A trial date is scheduled in April for a man authorities say was impaired by alcohol and marijuana when his SUV plowed into a car, resulting in two deaths, in February of last year. An April 7 trial date was set Wednesday in the case against Arturo Munoz. He's charged with two counts of murder, among other crimes, and faces a life term in prison if convicted. Munoz, 26, has been held without bail since his arrest. 2nd arraignment postponed for driver facing murder charges in Planz Rd crash On the night of Feb. 9, 2024, Hortencia Garcia De Haro, 30, died when Munoz's Chevy Tahoe broadsided her Chevy Malibu. Vanessa Lasarit Madrigal, a passenger in the Malibu, died days later. Another passenger was injured. It's alleged the Tahoe was traveling faster than 85 mph when the collision occurred on Planz Road between Hughes Lane and South H Street. Munoz has three prior drunken driving convictions, two in 2017 and the third in 2018. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
2nd arraignment postponed for driver facing murder charges in Planz Rd crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A trial date for Arturo Munoz, charged with murder in a crash on Planz Road that killed two people, won't be known until later this month at the earliest. Court records show Munoz's second arraignment was postponed Wednesday to Feb. 19. He remains in custody without bail. GET bus holding unmet transit needs hearing Feb. 18 in downtown Bakersfield Munoz, 26, faces two counts of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and multiple DUI-related charges. Hortencia Garcia De Haro, 30, died at the scene on the night of Feb. 9, 2024, when the Chevy Malibu she drove was broadsided by Munoz's Chevy Tahoe on Planz Road between Hughes Lane and South H Street, according to court documents. Vanessa Lasarit Madrigal, a passenger in the Malibu, died days later. A third passenger was injured. Munoz, who has three prior DUI convictions, had alcohol and marijuana in his system, documents said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
