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Arnold Lee Patton, 71, was convicted of second-degree murder, accused of driving drunk and fatally striking Jesus Gonzalez, 27, in Jamul in 2020

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A suspected drunken driver who veered into a construction area on state Route 94 in Jamul, where he struck and killed a highway worker pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges including murder. Arnold Lee Patton, 69, is accused of causing the death of Jesus Gonzalez, 27, earlier this month. In addition to murder, Patton faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI. He pleaded not guilty to the charges during a hearing in El Cajon Superior Court. As of Thursday afternoon, he remained held in county jail with bail set at 250,000. The crash happened about 10 p.m. ...

A 69-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of driving drunk and killing a highway worker on state Route 94 in Jamul, the highway patrol reported. The victim was struck shortly before 9:55 p.m. Wednesday on westbound state Route 94 near Cougar Canyon Drive, California Highway Patrol Officer Travis Garrow said. Arnold Lee Patton of San Diego was driving…

JAMUL  —  A 69-year-old suspected drunken driver plowed through traffic cones in Jamul and struck a worker directing traffic at a freeway construction zone Wednesday night, authorities said. The 27-year-old man later died from his injuries. The worker was directing traffic on west state Route 94 east of Cougar Canyon Drive shortly after 9:50 p.m. when the motorist drove his 1996 Lincoln Town Car through the cones and hit him. The worker was on foot and working with a crew painting stripes on the roadway near Steele Canyon High School, California Highway Patrol Officer Travis Garrow said....