A Sacramento woman accused of driving drunk last year and fatally rear-ending a motorcyclist near Elk Grove Park has pled not guilty in Sacramento County Superior Court and will stand trial in March.
Suspect Rebecca Vela, 33, was arraigned Dec. 31 at the Sacramento County Main Jail, following a Dec. 18 preliminary hearing that found there was enough evidence against her to warrant a trial.
Vela pled not guilty to the three charges against her: murder, felonious DUI and felonious hit-and-run. She also denied charges related to four prior DUI convictions mentioned in a district attorney complaint amended at the Dec. 18 preliminary hearing.
A trial readiness conference will be held March 19, and Vela will stand trial March 25.
The charges stem from an April 28, 2009 accident in which prosecutors say Vela drove drunk on East Stockton Boulevard and rear-ended 54-year-old Stanley Franklin Spaeth of Sacramento. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputy District Attorney Leland Washington declined to comment after the Dec. 31 arraignment.
Vela’s attorney, Russell Miller, said he didn’t have any new information.
“We’re marching ahead,” Miller said after the arraignment.
Vela is being held without bail at the Sacramento County Main Jail, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department records.
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