Ex-Con Charged With Murder for Collision That Killed 12-Year-Old Bicyclist in Costa Mesa
Ex-Con Charged With Murder for Collision That Killed 12-Year-Old Bicyclist in Costa Mesa A convicted bank robber was officially charged with second degree murder after a DUI collision killed a 12-year-old bicyclist in Costa Mesa, California. Richard David Lavalle, 59, of Long Beach was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck eastbound on Arlington Drive near the intersection of Junipero Drive just before 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 when he failed to halt for a stop sign, striking the autistic youth as he rode his bicycle in a crosswalk. The victim, Noel Bascon, was riding with his father at the time. A passer...
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