VISTA — A man charged with driving drunk and killing another motorist in a crash on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad is awaiting the next phase of his trial this week after being convicted of murder and other charges.
Andrew David Shaw, 46, was found guilty by a Vista jury last week of causing the Oct. 22, 2023, crash that killed Aurora Rodriguez Urrea.
The California Highway Patrol said Shaw was driving a pickup truck that rear-ended the victim’s vehicle just before 10 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near Cannon Road.
Urrea and her passenger were hospitalized, and Urrea later died at a trauma center. Shaw sustained minor injuries in the crash and was arrested after receiving treatment at a hospital.
A criminal complaint filed against Shaw indicates he has a previous San Diego County DUI conviction from 2021.
In addition to murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges related to the crash, jurors also convicted Shaw of three counts of resisting arrest.
A sentencing date has not been set. Jurors are scheduled to reconvene later this week for another phase of the trial addressing “aggravating factors,” such as prior convictions or other circumstances of the crime.
