A suspected drunk driver in a crash that killed a mother and injured two of her children in Hesperia has a history of getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
Jose Vargas, 41, allegedly drove intoxicated and crashed into Lissette Villaseñor’s car along Route 395 as she traveled with her 6-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter on May 11, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said.
“That day, she took her three kids to school, picked them up, drove to soccer practice, dropped him off there, and was on her way to her daughter’s final cheer day for the season,” Krystal Giron, Villaseñor’s sister-in-law, said.NBC4 learned Vargas has a lengthy past, with several DUI convictions in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. He is currently on probation and faces multiple charges, including murder.
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