BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Alex Anthony Rubio did everything wrong on Jan. 3, 2014.<\/p>\n
First, he got behind the wheel after drinking. Then he sped at nearly 120 mph on city streets, smashing into a car driven by 22-year-old Princess Almonidovar, who died on impact.<\/p>\n
Rubio, uninjured, left his wrecked vehicle and jumped a wall then hid in a backyard. When spotted by Bakersfield police officers, he ran, climbing three fences before officers caught and, following a struggle, placed him in handcuffs.<\/p>\n
He showed more concern for his vehicle than he did Almonidovar.<\/p>\n
“How bad did that chick f\u2014 up my car?” he asked officers according to court filings.<\/p>\n
Rubio was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison \u2014 a term he’ll continue to serve following a parole board decision last week.<\/p>\n
On July 15, the state Board of Parole Hearings denied Rubio parole for five years.<\/p>\n
“A five-year denial is significant and fair given the severity of the crime and the loss of a human life,” District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said in a release. “Rubio’s preventable actions had an irreversible outcome, and meaningful accountability requires significant consequences.”<\/p>\n
Prosecutors had asked that he be denied parole, and the board found he continues “to pose a current unreasonable risk of danger to society.”<\/p>\n
Rubio was 24 when the crash occurred. He’s 37 now, and will be in his 40s before he gets another shot at parole.<\/p>\n
The crash occurred around 3 a.m. when Rubio’s Chrysler 300 sedan ran a red light while speeding south on New Stine Road and slammed into a Toyota driven by Almonidovar traveling east on Ming Avenue.<\/p>\n
The impact ripped off half the Toyota’s roof and sent the Chrysler airborne. The Chrysler rolled over and hit a traffic signal pole and utility box before sliding to a rest on its roof 600 feet away from the other vehicle.<\/p>\n
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