Gov. Newsom blocks parole for woman convicted of murder in Fresno DUI crash

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked parole for a woman convicted of murder in a deadly DUI crash in northeast Fresno.

The governor's reversal comes at the urging of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and the family of the late Frank Winslow.
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Police say, in 2011, Perla Vazquez was driving drunk on Highway 168 at Shaw Avenue when she ran Winslow's jeep off the road, killing him.

Vazquez had a blood alcohol content of .13, and it was her fifth known DUI incident.
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In March, the parole board ruled in favor of granting the release of Vazquez.

The Governor had 150 days to reverse her pending parole.
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