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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Reedley antheral present faces 13 years successful authorities situation for gross vehicular manslaughter portion driving nether the influence, causing large bodily injury, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said.
According to the DA, connected Oct. 19, 2024, astatine 11 p.m., 25-year-old Jesus Rosendo Zeferino and his 3 passengers were traveling eastbound connected Manning Avenue adjacent Hill Avenue extracurricular of Orange Cove astatine astir 80 to 90 miles per hour.
At the aforesaid time, tribunal records authorities 27-year-old Eli Abraham Lopez of Kingsburg was stopped astatine the intersection's halt motion connected the aforesaid road. Zeferino subsequently slammed into the rear of Lopez's sedan, sending it done the intersection and catching fire.
Attorneys study Lopez was incapable to flight and died astatine the scene; however, his rider was yet capable to flight but sustained terrible burns.
The DA says Zeferino's conveyance veered into oncoming postulation and crashed into a 2nd conveyance that was stopped, heading westbound. All 3 of Zeferino's passengers sustained superior injuries, with 1 requiring an airlift to a section hospital.
CHP's probe determined Zeferino had a humor intoxicant attraction of .16%, treble the ineligible limit.
The DA states Zeferino pled blameworthy connected May 13, 2025, and was sentenced connected July 9, 2025, to 13 years successful authorities situation for gross vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated and driving with a humor intoxicant attraction implicit .08% causing large bodily injury.
