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Man pleads no contest to DUI charges in 2023 crash that injured 2 children in bedroom

By Jason Kotowski,

2 days ago

VIDEO ABOVE: 2 children hurt after vehicle crashes into home

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who drove a Dodge Charger into a house in northwest Bakersfield, pinning two children under the vehicle, has pleaded no contest to felony charges of driving under the influence.

Raymond Allen Leonard pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, according to court records. Sentencing is scheduled next month.

Leonard, 57 at the time, drove a 2012 Dodge Charger east on Powder River Avenue toward Phairfield Street the night of Sept. 22, 2023. He failed to negotiate a southbound turn and the car rumbled across Phairfield and plowed into the home, according to California Highway Patrol.

Two children, 5 and 7, became pinned under the vehicle after it smashed into a bedroom, according to CHP. They suffered serious injuries.

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