Overview

• On November 13, 2022, Bales crossed the center line on Gilman Springs Road in Moreno Valley, killing 19-year-old parade performer Hannah Jacks and her father at the scene.
• Bales pleaded guilty in 2025 to two counts of second-degree murder and three DUI charges causing great bodily injury.
• A superior court judge imposed two consecutive 15-year prison terms with related counts to run concurrently, making Bales eligible for parole after serving about 30 years.
• Prosecutors highlighted that this crash marked Bales’s fifth DUI conviction, intensifying scrutiny on repeat impaired drivers.
• Family members and Disney cast colleagues delivered emotional victim impact statements, with Hannah’s mother stressing the driver’s lack of remorse and the need for finality.