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A jury found Kevin Harville guilty Friday in connection with a crash while chasing an ex-girlfriend on a local freeway, killing another motorist with his vehicle's battery in October 2006.

Harville's Ford Explorer rolled over several times on the southbound 215 Freeway, pitching its battery into opposing traffic where it struck and killed motorist 30-year-old Shawn Billings Kettlewell.

After one day's deliberation, the jury found Harville guilty of second-degree murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, according to San Bernardino Superior Court personnel.

Trial proceedings are scheduled to resume next week for Kevin Harville, who is suspected in the unusual death of a motorist on the 215 Freeway when he crashed while chasing an ex-girlfriend.

Harville's Ford Explorer rolled over several times on the southbound 215 Freeway, near Mill Street, pitching the vehicle's battery into opposing traffic where it struck and killed motorist 30-year-old Shawn Billings Kettlewell in October 2006.

The trial is scheduled to resume Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court after proceedings were postponed for more than a week when Deputy Public Defender Rod Curbelo was injured, according to Superior Court records.

Lawyers have scheduled a jury trial later this month for Kevin Harville, who faces murder charges after a rollover crash while chasing an ex-girlfriend on the 215 Freeway caused the death of another motorist.

The trial was set for Oct. 27 in San Bernardino Superior Court, during proceedings today. Harville, 37, is scheduled to return to court Oct. 24 to confirm whether the trial will proceed.

During the rollover, a vehicle battery from Harville's Ford Explorer reportedly dislodged and fatally struck 30-year-old Shawn Billings Kettlewell, who was traveling in the opposite direction on Oct. 24, 2006, according to the California Highway Patrol.