Fresno Man With Multiple DUIs Gets 30 Years for Crash That Killed Two

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 1 month ago on

January 30, 2025

A repeat DUI offender, Jaime Figueroa, 68, of Fresno, was sentenced to 30 years to life for a 2022 Fresno crash that killed two people on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (Fresno County SO)

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A Fresno man with prior DUI convictions was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for a 2022 crash that killed two people, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

Jaime Figueroa, 68, was found guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with prior convictions and was sentenced by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Heather Mardel Jones.

Figueroa was driving south on Elm Avenue, north of American Avenue, on Nov. 4, 2022, when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a Pontiac, the DA’s office said.

The crash killed the driver, Guadalupe Sandoval, 67, and his passenger, Ubaldo Palacio, 64.

A California Highway Patrol investigation found Figueroa’s blood alcohol concentration was .17%, more than twice the legal limit.

Prosecutors said he had two prior DUI convictions from 1999 and 2004.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and has an MBA at Fresno State, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.