10 years in state prison for men who killed Ondrea Alvarez

From the DA’s office:

POMONA – Two men who earlier this month pleaded to the DUI traffic death of a Bellflower woman were sentenced to state prison today, the District Attorney’s Office announced.

Deputy District Attorney Miji Vellakkatel of the Pomona Branch Office said Elias Sibiano Munoz, 21, and Brian Rene Galvez, 24, were each sentenced to 10 years in state prison.

The defendants pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated on Dec. 4 for the March 2008 death of Ondrea Alvarez, 20.

After an outing at a local restaurant Munoz and Galvez engaged in a street race at speeds of more than 80 miles per hour. During the course of the race, Munoz – who was accompanied by Alvarez – lost control of his vehicle and crashed. Alvarez died from injuries sustained in the collision, prosecutors said.

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Justice for Ondrea

From Ruby Gonzales:

Two drivers pleaded guilty Friday to killing a passenger when they raced down a Rowland Heights street while drunk on March 2, 2008.
Ondrea Alvarez, 20, of Bellflower, was killed in the crash. She was on her first date with one of the drivers, Elias Munoz, 21, of La Mirada.

Jury selection was supposed to start Friday in the case at Pomona Superior Court when Munoz and Brian Galvez, 24, of Rowland Heights, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

The two men are expected to get 10 years in state prison at their Dec. 18 sentencing, according to Shiara Davila-Morales, spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office.

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