A Navy police officer is charged with murder in the death of La Mesa police officer Lauren Craven, who was killed last week in a wreck on Interstate 8.

Prosecutors in a downtown San Diego courtroom on Thursday alleged 38-year-old Antonio Alcantar was under the influence when he struck Craven on the freeway last week.

Craven was killed that night, along with the driver of a car she stopped to help: 19-year-old De’ Veonte Morris.

At this point, Alcantar only faces charges in connection to Craven’s death, since the investigation into Morris’s death is still underway.

District Attorney Spencer Sharpe told the court on Thursday, where there was a large law enforecement presence, how Craven stopped to help Morris after he collided with another car. Sharpe said Craven saw the occupants from t

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