Driver In Deadly Weekend Crash Freed From Jail

A suspected drunken driver who killed five people when his car slammed into a group of motorcyclists has been released from custody in Southern California.

The California Highway Patrol says Carlos Bobadilla of Mexicali, Mexico, was freed Sunday but could still face drunken driving charges when blood tests come back. However, he’s not considered at fault for the Saturday crash on a highway 80 miles east of San Diego.

CHP Officer DeAnn Goudie says an unknown driver in a gold Honda Civic tried to pass the bikers and drove head-on toward Bobadilla, who swerved to avoid him, then over-corrected and hit the group.

Four bikers and Bobadilla’s passenger died.

Investigators will check surveillance video at a border crossing to see if the driver went to Mexico.