BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The clock is ticking to get Anabell Correa to trial.
Correa, accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a married couple, needs to stand trial before Oct. 8 — the date on which a prosecution witness becomes medically unavailable.
The defense is cutting it close.
Correa’s attorney requested another postponement Tuesday, saying he recently filed a motion on what he said were legal errors regarding some of the alleged charges.
Paul Brar also told the court he’s obtained a neuropsychologist who will evaluate Correa this week. The doctor will then need two weeks to prepare a report.
That information is crucial to establishing her state of mind at the time of the crash, Brar said.
He asked for a trial date of Sept. 28.
Following an objection from prosecutor Katherynn Deleon — who has long been ready to start — Judge Tiffany Organ-Bowles refused to set a hearing on the date Brar requested.
Instead, she scheduled a hearing Sept. 16 in the hope a courtroom will be assigned on Sept. 21.
While acknowledging Brar was acting in the interest of his client, the judge noted the case had been pending “a long time” and stressed the need to expedite his preparations.
Brar has been granted multiple prior postponements.
On March 16, 2025, Correa, then 21, allegedly ran a red light at the the intersection of Coffee Road and Stockdale Highway and hit a rideshare vehicle.
Max Austin Mooney and Desiree Paula Noelle Mooney, both 30, were passengers in the rideshare vehicle. Max Mooney died at the scene, and Desiree Mooney was pronounced dead at Kern Medical.
Correa’s blood alcohol content measured 0.088%, above the legal limit of 0.080%, according to court filings.
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