BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An April 25 trial date was confirmed today for a multi-convicted DUI offender accused of killing an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving-under-the-influence wreck north of San Jacinto.
Scott Brandon Bales, 49, of Moreno Valley allegedly caused the 2022 collision that claimed the lives of sheriff’s Corporal Daniel Jacks Jr., 45, and his daughter, Hannah Jacks, both of San Jacinto.
Superior Court Judge Jorge Hernandez found in February 2024 that there was sufficient evidence to hold Bales to answer on two counts of second-degree murder, as well as DUI resulting in great bodily injury and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation, according to case records…