21-02-2025
Trial date postponed in death of KHSD police chief
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A trial date was postponed two months on Friday in the case of the man authorities say hit and killed Kern High School District police chief Steve Alvidrez in a 2011 vehicle crash on Highway 99.
David Lopez Lilly, 37, was previously scheduled for trial next month. A new trial date was set for May 27.
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Lilly was was indicted in 2012 but fled the country. He was brought back to Kern County from Mexico in January.
He faces murder, DUI and hit-and-run charges.
Alvidrez, 52, was killed shortly before midnight on June 17, 2011, when a car slammed into the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he and his wife Ramona were riding on Highway 99, just south of Delano. Ramona Alvidrez survived the crash.
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The car fled the scene.
Lilly had a gold Chevy Cavalier — which matched the description of the suspect vehicle. His car had front end damage and an imprint from Alvidrez's motorcycle on its front license plate, according to a court filing.
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