A 23-year-old motorist who allegedly fled from California Highway Patrol officers trying to catch him for illegally racing on an Inland Empire freeway and collided with a big rig, fatally injuring the trucker, will stand trial for murder and other offenses.
Modesto Daniel Carpio of San Jacinto allegedly killed 55-year-old Stephen Palacios of Rancho Cucamonga in April.
Following a preliminary hearing Friday afternoon, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Charles Koosed found there was sufficient evidence to bound Carpio over for trial on the murder count, as well as felony evading and engaging in an illegal speed contest…