Bakersfield Christmas Parade crash trial postponed to September

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of a man charged with driving drunk in a crash that injured multiple spectators at the 2023 Bakersfield Christmas Parade has been postponed to September, according to court records.

The postponement, granted Monday, marked the latest of several delays in the case against Alan Booth, who authorities said had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when he drove his pickup in reverse at high speed and hit three people, seriously injuring one.

His trial is now set for Sept. 15.

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Booth, 74, is charged with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two DUI-related counts and resisting arrest…

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