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DUI Offender Admits Killing Dad, Daughter in Wreck, Sentenced to Prison

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A multi-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges and was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott Brandon Bales, 49, of Moreno Valley admitted the murder counts, as well as two counts of DUI resulting in great bodily …

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BANNING (CNS) - A multiple DUI victim who killed an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff's deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a crash north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. He was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott Brandon Bales, 49, of Moreno Valley, admitted to the murder charges, as well as two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury, under a plea a…

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MyNewsLA.com broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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