Defense Rests in Trial of DUI Offender Who Triggered Fatal Wreck

RIVERSIDE - The defense rested today in the trial of a thrice- convicted drunken driver whose SUV plowed into a car that immediately caught fire, killing the driver.

Juan Antonio Covarrubias could face 15 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder in the March 31, 2012, death of 43-year-old Gyla Walters.

Testimony in the trial began a week ago. The prosecution rested Friday, and defense attorney Adam Koppekin called his last witness this afternoon.

Anthony Rodriguez, Covarrubias's former supervisor at Coast Auto Insurance, testified that the defendant was ''an outstanding emp...