BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A Superior Court judge on Thursday denied a defense motion that sought to dismiss the most serious charges brought against a one-armed man accused of driving more than 100 mph while impaired by marijuana in a crash that killed a 66-year-old woman. Karim Reyad will remain charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury, Judge David Wolf ruled. Reyad, 20, drove a Dodge Challenger that collided with a Honda Civic near the intersection of Campus Park Drive and Evening Star Way on April 18, 2023. The Honda's driver, Gayla Sue Price, died. Reyad and two passengers in his car were injured. H.A. Sala, one of Reyad's attorneys, argued Thursday there was no evidence Reyad was impaired or had the mental state required to support the murder charge. He said Reyad showed no symptoms of impairment. Convicted sex offender sentenced for indecent exposure Reyad's blood tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Unlike alcohol, however, there is no standard measurement to determine when someone is impaired. Sala didn't deny his client drove recklessly. "What you don't have here, yeah the act is reckless, but there's no evidence that was presented that would substantiate a state of mind on his part that driving on that boulevard . . . would result in someone being killed," Sala said. Prosecutor Kacie Barrier told the court Reyad was previously cited for reckless driving and driving under the influence -- and an interview after the crash indicated implied malice. Barrier said the case should go before a jury to decide if Reyad was impaired. In making his ruling, Wolf said a driving pattern can be used to help determine whether a motorist was impaired -- it's not required that the driver show symptoms of being under the influence. He let the charges stand. Reyad is scheduled for trial in late February. He's being held without bail.