BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A former Bakersfield police officer pleaded no contest Thursday to a charge of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a deadly crash on South Vineland Road last year. Ricardo Robles faces felony probation and 500 hours of community service. Sentencing is set for Nov. 15. Kason Guyton Trial: Closing arguments Robles, 25, stood next to his attorney, David A. Torres, as he entered the plea. Prosecutor Cole McKnight said the no contest plea counts as a strike conviction. Early Jan. 19, 2023, Robles drove a patrol vehicle at high speed without overhead flashing lights activated just before running a stop sign and slamming into a Honda Accord at the intersection of South Vineland and Muller roads, according to court filings. The Honda did not have a stop sign. Never miss a story: Make KGET.com your homepage Mario Lares, 31, the Honda’s driver, was killed in the 2:20 a.m. collision. Passenger Ana Hernandez, 34 at the time, suffered serious injuries. The Grimmway Farms employees were heading home. Robles and Officer Travione Cobbins, his passenger, had been chasing a stolen vehicle, but the chase was called off at the time of the crash, according to California Highway Patrol reports. The patrol vehicle was traveling more than 70 mph when it entered the intersection, the reports say.