Hearing postponed for man charged in crash that killed girl, 12
Dec 17, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man charged with murder in an alleged drunken driving crash that killed a 12-year-old girl in south Bakersfield won't have a preliminary hearing until February, according to court records.
The hearing in the case of Diego Godinez was postponed Tuesday to Feb. 20, records show.
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Godinez, 35, is charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and multiple other crimes. He's being held without bail.
A prosecutor has said Godinez had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21% and was driving 104 mph on Nov. 22 when his Chevy SUV collided with a Honda sedan at the intersection of Hosking and South Union avenues.
Two passengers in the Honda, Anabel Marie Ramirez and an 11-year-old boy, were taken to a hospital with major injuries. Ramirez died about 90 minutes later, according to the coroner’s office.
Godinez has previously been found guilty of spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run resulting in injury and possession of a gun by a felon.