Man Gets 19 Years to Life for DUI Death of Toddler in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A man who drove drunk and fatally struck a toddler in City Heights with an SUV was sentenced Dec. 27 to 19 years to life in state prison. Margarito Angeles Vargas, 47, was convicted of murder and other charges for striking 19-month-old Annaleeh Rodarte with a Toyota 4Runner at about 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2022. The girl and her siblings were crossing Redwood Street about midway down the block when she was struck. Annaleeh was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. the following morning. After hitting the girl, Mr. Angeles Vargas purchased food from a nearby street vendor and later struck another vehicle that was stopped at a red light, according to trial testimony. He was arrested later that day at his home in the Bay Terraces neighborhood....