Driver who killed woman while doing stunts gets 1 year in jail, 5 years probation after no contest plea

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A Carson man, who police say was performing stunts in a West Long Beach intersection when he caused a deadly crash , was sentenced to 1 year in county jail and 5 years of probation as part of a plea agreement with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Saul Alfas, 21, pleaded no contest Thursday to one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in connection to the crash that killed Long Beach resident Jacqueline Zamarripa on June 16, 2023. If a defendant is convicted at trial, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence typically carries a sentence of 2, 4 or 6 years in prison.

As part of his sentence, 21-year-old Saul Alfas will have to perform 200 hours of community service through a nonprofit program called Street Racing Kills , which teaches young drivers about the dangers of illegal street racing and reckless driving. He’s also required to write a letter of apology to Zamarripa’s family…

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