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Navy Police Officer Accused in La Mesa Police Officer's Freeway Death Charged with Murder

Antonio Alcantar faces murder and vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly driving under the influence and striking Officer Lauren Craven during a freeway aid response.

Summary by KESQ
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - A Navy police officer who allegedly drove drunk and fatally struck a La Mesa police officer who was responding to a crash on Interstate 8 pleaded not guilty today to charges of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Antonio Alcantar, 38, is accused in the Oct. 20 death of Lauren Craven, who was killed while aiding a driver whose car had overturned that night amid a five-vehicle pileup on the freeway…

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NBC San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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