A 38-year-old military police officer allegedly got drunk at a bar before getting behind the wheel and killing a La Mesa police officer in an alleged DUI crash last week, prosecutors said Thursday.

La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven was one of the victims of convicted rapist David Pearce, prosecutors confirmed this week. She was fatally struck by a driver while on duty days before Pearce was sentenced. The comedian asked for support from her community after her daughter was sentenced to prison for violating her probation

A Navy sailor accused of driving drunk and hitting and killing a La Mesa police officer appeared in court Thursday, where a judge set his bail at $1 million and ordered him into custody.

The defendant, a purported Hollywood producer, was convicted of first-degree murder, along with charges that he sexually assaulted seven other women.

Hollywood producer David Pearce, sentenced to 146 years for multiple rapes and the drug-related deaths of two women, faces renewed scrutiny after late police officer Lauren Craven was revealed to be among his alleged victims.

A La Mesa Police officer and another person were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 8 in the College Area late Monday night.

A massive funeral procession for fallen La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven will create traffic delays between Mission Valley and Rancho San Diego Tuesday morning. The procession is set to include more than 700 vehicles and will depart Snapdragon Stadium around 7:30 a.m., La Mesa police said.