A man who drove under the influence, struck and killed a pedestrian in National City and then fled the scene was convicted this week of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges, but jurors could not reach a verdict on a murder charge he faced.
Jamal Lee, 28, was found guilty by a Chula Vista jury for the March 8, 2025, killing of Tina Smith, 54. She was struck just after 2 a.m. on East Plaza Boulevard, near Interstate 805.
A prosecution trial brief states Lee worked at a local bar. He had been drinking there for nearly five hours after his shift ended before getting behind the wheel on the night of the crash….