BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — David Lopez Lilly has been convicted of murder and related charges in connection with the alleged hit-and-run DUI crash that resulted in the death of Steven Alvidrez, the Chief of Police for the Kern High School District, in 2011. The Kern County District Attorney announced the conviction on Wednesday.
Lilly pleaded no contest to second-degree murder on Jan. 14, 2026.
The case dates back to June 17, 2011, in a crash that claimed the life of Alvidrez, who was riding a motorcycle, and severely injured his wife, a passenger. Investigators determined Lilly was the driver at fault and fled the scene. Prosecutors said he was heavily intoxicated, driving at speeds of 90 to 100 miles per hour.
At around 11:30 p.m., on Highway 99 near Pond Road, Alvidrez, then Police Chief of the KHSD, and his wife were on a motorcycle traveling north to visit family in Visalia. At the same time, Lilly was also headed north, swerving all over the road, said the DA…