Investigators say a 38-year-old Navy master-at-arms had a blood-alcohol level two times the legal limit when he allegedly struck La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, who was

A 38-year-old military police officer allegedly got drunk at a bar before getting behind the wheel and killing a La Mesa police officer in an alleged DUI crash last week.

Navy master-at-arms Antonio Alcantar was arraigned on murder and manslaughter charges for a fatal DUI crash killing Officer Lauren Craven; his BAC was twice the legal limit.

A La Mesa Police officer and another person were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 8 in the College Area late Monday night.

First responders called to an intersection near John Wayne Airport early Thursday found a 45-year-old man unresponsive in the roadway. The other driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.

Police Chief Ray Sweeney called Craven “a remarkable police officer, colleague and friend” who saved lives and “ran toward danger and did not hesitate” when she went to assist motorists on Interstate 8 the night she died. A driver involved in the initial crash, 19-year-old De’Veonte Morris, was also killed.

A Hollywood producer was sentenced to 146 years to life in prison for the deaths of two models and sexual assaults of seven other women, including fallen La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven.