KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A California man pleaded guilty Monday in connection with a deadly DUI crash in September 2024 that took the life of a Lenexa woman.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2024, Vicente F. Perez, 33, was driving a Subaru WRX eastbound on College Boulevard near Lackman Road when he rear-ended a Nissan Altima.
A passenger in the Altima, 71-year-old Susan Cameron, of Lenexa, died from injuries in the crash. The driver of the Nissan, a 74-year-old man, was also injured in the wreck.
After the crash, Johnson County prosecutors charged Perez with second-degree murder, driving under the influence, transporting an open container of alcohol and driving with a suspended license.
On Monday, Perez pleaded guilty to one count of reckless second-degree murder, DUI, transporting an open container and driving while suspended.
A Johnson County District Court judge has called a sentencing hearing in the case for June 30, 2026.
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