Louie Robert Villa, 31, was charged with second-degree murder. His blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit, prosecutors said.
A driver was street racing with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when he caused the crash that killed a longtime Orange County Register editor two years ago, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday, July 28.
A blood draw at UCI Medical Center about 45 minutes after the crash showed Villa’s blood-alcohol content at .26, Orue told the jury, later noting that Villa had a previous conviction for driving under the influence and had been warned about the dangers of drinking and driving. Gene Harbrecht, a longtime editor for The Orange County Register and Southern California News Group, had a passion for Angels baseball and attended hundreds of regular season and spring training games. Harbrecht, 67, was killed in a crash Thursday, July 30, when his truck was hit by a speeding car, Santa Ana police said.
Patt Harbrecht speaks during the launch of a nationwide anti-street racing campaign in Santa Ana, CA on Friday, April 29, 2022. Harbrecht is the widow of Gene Harbrecht, photo at left, a long-time Orange County Register editor who was killed when his car was broadsided by two illegal street racers in 2020. The public service announcement warns drivers of the dangers of illegal street racing and street takeovers.
Tolento will face trial on vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges at a later date, Kimberly Edds, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, said this week. A motorist who was behind Villa at the light captured the race and the crash on his vehicle’s dashcam.
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