SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 28-year-old man was convicted Monday of a speeding death that killed a driver in Mission Viejo five years ago.
Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes before convicting Afiff Kevin Doaifi of second-degree murder in the March 25, 2017, death of 33-year-old Judith Noval. Doaifi, who is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 13, faces 15 years to life in prison. The defendant, who had been out on bail, was taken into custody Monday.
Doaifi had been ticketed multiple times for speeding before the crash.
“The question in this trial is how many times did defendant have to be warned about his driving,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Dan Feldman said in his opening statement of the trial. “Whatever it was, it wasn’t enough.”…