A Contra Costa County jury has convicted Alexander Pedro Mayorga, 40, of Antioch in the drunk-driving, hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist Linda Alize Wooldridge, 29, in 2024.
Jurors found him guilty on all counts on Nov. 4, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and hit-and-run resulting in death, and found his blood alcohol content was at least 0.20%, Patch reported.
What happened
On the night of July 27, 2024, Wooldridge was riding in a marked shared bike lane on Lone Tree Way when Mayorga's vehicle hit her from behind about 650 feet from Sagebrush Drive, according to the District Attorney's office statement published by the Antioch Herald. He kept driving and crashed into two signal poles at the intersection.
On Nov. 5, Judge Hanni Fakhoury found Wooldridge was a particularly vulnerable victim, an aggravating factor for sentencing.
"Drunk driving is a choice, and this verdict shows that choice has consequences," District Attorney Diana Becton said.
What's next: Mayorga faces up to 15 years in state prison. Sentencing is set for Dec. 12 in Martinez. It is the first trial conviction for the DA's new grant-funded DUI prosecution team.