BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Tulare man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged drunken driving crash east of Delano that killed a passenger in his car.
Fidel Habana Vargas, 35, pleaded not guilty on Friday at the Delano courthouse to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two DUI-related counts, according to court records. He’s being held without bail and his next hearing is set for May 19.
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He has no other cases listed against him in Kern County.
On the afternoon of May 7, Vargas’ Toyota Camry was heading south on Wallace Road and blew through a stop sign at Cecil Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol. It hit a box truck traveling east on Cecil Avenue…