Man pleads no contest to driving drunk in June crash on Panama Lane

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 22-year-old man pleaded no contest Thursday to driving drunk in a rollover crash that injured a passenger in his vehicle, according to court records.

Julio Vega-Moreno pleaded no contest to a felony DUI charge and faces 16 months in custody at his sentencing hearing next month, prosecutors said.

A preliminary alcohol screening performed about three-and-a-half hours after the crash showed his blood-alcohol content at 0.11%, above the legal limit of 0.08%, according to police reports.

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Late June 29, police were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash in the 12300 block of Panama Lane. Both Vega-Moreno and his passenger — who suffered serious injuries — were taken to a hospital…

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