CONTRA COSTA, CA —A Contra Costa County jury convicted an Antioch man of killing a bicyclist while driving drunk and leaving the scene, prosecutors announced.
Jurors found Alexander Pedro Mayorga, 40, guilty on all counts November 4 in the death of Linda Alize Wooldridge, 29.
Wooldridge was cycling along Lone Tree Way in Antioch on July 27, 2024, when Mayorga's vehicle struck her from behind, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney's office. He continued driving before crashing into two signal poles at Sagebrush Drive, disabling his vehicle, according to the District Attorney's office.
The jury convicted Mayorga of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, driving with a blood alcohol content of at least 0.08 percent causing injury, and hit-and-run resulting in death. Jurors also found his blood alcohol content reached at least 0.20 percent.
Mayorga is in custody and faces up to 15 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for December 12 at 8:30 a.m. at the A.F. Bray Courts Building in Martinez.
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