A 45-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 18 years to life in prison for an alcohol-fueled crash in Irvine that killed a 20-year-old woman.

Antonio Calixtonavarrete was convicted June 10 of second-degree murder and hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury, both felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol in excess of the legal limit of .08%. He was found guilty in the death of 20-year-old Isadora Stabel on Aug. 22, 2020.

The defendant has 1,841 days credit behind bars so far.

The crash occurred about 8:45 p.m. at Main Street and Culver Drive in Irvine.

Calixtonavarrete faced an upgraded charge of murder instead of vehicular manslaughter because of a prior conviction for misdemeanor DUI and hit-and-run with property damage from Feb. 20, 2019,

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