ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 14HF2315
Date: September 28, 2015
DRUNKEN DRIVER CONVICTED OF MURDERING ELDERLY WOMAN AND INJURING HER GRANDSON IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was convicted today for the murder of an elderly woman and injury of her grandson in a hit-and-run crash. Kelly Michele Wolfe, 46, Capistrano Beach, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count each of murder, driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent or more and causing bodily injury, one misdemeanor count of driving a motor vehicle without a valid license, and a sentencing enhancement for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or more. Wolfe faces a maximum sentence of 18 years to life in state prison at her sentencing scheduled on Nov. 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-37, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading