Family mourns grandparents killed when suspected DUI driver sent Jeep into river

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) – A 61-year-old man with three prior DUI convictions is facing murder charges after authorities said he rear-ended a couple’s Jeep, sending it off a bridge into the Sweetwater River and killing them.

Family members said Nacho Pedroza, 60, and Monica Pedroza, 53, were just seven minutes from home when the crash happened just past midnight two Sundays ago.

The couple was heading home on the 54 near the Interstate 5 bridge after a night at a casino. Prosecutors said Douglas Guyton hit them from behind, sending the Jeep plunging into the river…

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