DUI DRIVER CONVICTED OF MURDER

A Kern County man who was involved in a deadly DUI crash two-and-a-half years ago has been convicted of second degree murder. Gustavo De La Cruz was also charged with driving on a license that had been suspended for a previous DUI. 29-year-old Taylor Embree of Lake Isabella was killed when the high speed, head on crash on Comanche Drive and Breckenridge Road split his truck in half on October 17, 2013. De La Cruz will be sentenced April 13th.

Suzanne Grant