A woman killed in a suspected DUI crash when coming home from a Friday night concert was an Illinois native and animal lover who had been living in San Diego for several years, according to her landlord.
Suspect Gabriel Jones, 33, was driving home from a Dixie Chicks concert at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre with Kendra Carperter, 39, in the passenger seat just before midnight Friday, the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said.
According to investigators, Jones admitted to drinking alcohol prior to getting behind the wheel. She was traveling westbound on Main Street when she lost control of her car and drove onto the area surrounding a home, striking a concrete block. This caused the car to roll over.
Carperter suffered a fatal head injury in the suspected DUI crash that happened just before midnight Friday in the 4000 block of Main Street, the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said.
Her landlord spoke off-camera to NBC 7 San Diego Sunday and said Carperter was a day trader who worked from home in City Heights. She is originally from Illinois.
Carperter was a big animal lover, her landlord said, and has a pit bull.
Carperter was pronounced dead on scene.
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Jones suffered minor injuries, but survived. She was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and soon released. The CVPD said she was arrested for various DUI-related charges. When she is released, she will be booked into Las Colinas.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this deadly crash can call the CVPD at (619) 691-5151 or (619) 476-5374.
