ESCONDIDO — A man who drove drunk and crashed into another vehicle in Escondido, killing a 13-year-old boy who was riding in his car, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that include gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

Alexander Tito Oroz, 22, is expected to be sentenced next month to 12 years and eight months in state prison for the April 27, 2024, crash that killed Rodrigo Tapia Jr.

Oroz entered his guilty plea on the day his case was scheduled to go to trial. Along with the manslaughter count, Oroz pleaded guilty to DUI causing injury and driving under the influence while under age 21, as he was 20 years old at the time of the fatal crash.

Police said the crash occurred around 10 p.m. at the intersection of North Broadway and Country Club Lane.

At Oroz’s arraignment, Deputy District Attorney Min Yoon said Oroz’s vehicle was traveling between 91 and 119 mph in a 40 mph zone.

The victim, a student at Quantum Academy in Escondido, was the sibling of Oroz’s girlfriend. The boy’s sister was also riding in Oroz’s car and sustained injuries in the crash, according to family members.