BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A Bakersfield man accused in a deadly crash has entered a plea agreement.
Karim Reyad pleaded no contest to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and admitted to 2 separate enhancements of causing bodily injury to more than one victim.
Reyad is scheduled to be sentenced July 9 and faces 8 years in prison.
The case stems from an April 2023 crash on Campus Park Drive in southwest Bakersfield that killed 66-year-old Gayla Sue Price.
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Investigators alleged Reyad was driving more than 100 miles per hour before crossing into oncoming traffic and crashing head-on into Price's vehicle.
Reyad was originally charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and several other felony counts.
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