An El Paso woman was found guilty of killing a young father in a 2023 crash as she drove drunk on U.S. 54 in Chaparral, New Mexico, authorities said.
Rebecca Herrera, 34, of El Paso, was convicted by an Otero County jury on June 25 of vehicular homicide while driving while intoxicated in the death of Isaac Garcia, 21, New Mexico’s 12th Judicial District Attorney Ryan Suggs announced in a news release.
The jury deliberated for about 10 minutes before reaching a verdict, the news release states. Herrera was remanded into custody to await sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set. She faces up to 18 years in prison…