RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An alleged drunk driver from Ontario pleaded no contest to a felony Monday in connection with a car collision that killed a 60-year-old man.
Jairo Gutierrez, 18, pleaded no contest to the charge -- gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated -- as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors that carries a 4-year prison sentence.
Gutierrez is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 27 in West Valley Superior Court.
Jose Cortez of Ontario was killed May 19 when the 1996 Honda Sedan he was riding in was struck by Gutierrez's 1999 Dodge Durango at Euclid Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Ontario.
Gutierrez's, whose blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.10, collided with the other car after making an illegal left-hand turn, according to a police report contained in his court file.
Authorities initially identified Gutierrez as Jairo Gutierrez Zavala, but prosecutors changed the name used to identify him to Jairo Gutierrez.
Gutierrez remained jailed Tuesday in lieu of $750,000 bail at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.