Two deadly DUI’s in the last month have devastated the hi-desert community. On July 19, Michael Lopez was driving on Old Woman Springs Road when a suspected DUI driver struck his car. Lopez, a 49 year-old resident of Wildomar, was killed in the collision.
Last Tuesday (August 12), Yucca Valley residents Detrick Kelley, 41, and William Adams, 26, were on the shoulder of OId Woman Springs Rd when they were struck by a suspected drunk driver. Kelley was killed, and Adams is in critical condition at a hospital. The time of the collision was 2:30 p.m.
Both of the suspected DUI drivers in these incidents are facing felony murder charges, along with additional charges related to driving while intoxicated…