District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Jacob Anthony Caliboso, a 25 year-old man of Oxnard, was sentenced on June 11, 2024, to 30 years to life in prison—the maximum sentence allowed by law—for the 2020 deaths of Elva Andrade and Nevaeh Gomez. Caliboso was previously convicted by a jury on April 30, 2024, of two counts of second- degree murder.
On June 22, 2020, Caliboso was under the combined influence of Xanax and marijuana while driving westbound on Pleasant Valley Road, near Oxnard, when he crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with the victims’ motorcycle. Ms. Andrade died at the scene. Her 7-year-old granddaughter, Nevaeh, died the next day at Children’s Hospital, in Los Angeles.
Investigators with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) determined Caliboso was traveling approximately 55 mph prior to the crash. His brakes were never activated. During the course of their investigation, the CHP obtained over 1,000 Snapchat videos and photos where Caliboso is seen using large amounts of drugs and driving in the weeks leading up to the crash. On the day of the fatal traffic collision, Caliboso posted nearly a dozen photos or videos of his drug use on Snapchat. A collection of those social media posts was presented to the jury showing Caliboso had chosen to engage in dangerous conduct and was indifferent to the consequences.
The victims’ family members appeared for the sentencing hearing. Seven family members, including Ms. Andrade’s siblings and Nevaeh’s mother and grandparents, provided victim impact statements to the court.
“The defendant’s callous conduct took the lives of two innocent people, and he deserved the maximum sentence,” said Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Leija, who prosecuted the case. “No amount of time will bring back Nevaeh and Elva, but it is my hope that this sentence brings their families a sense of justice and closure.”
After hearing the victim impact statements and argument from both parties, Judge Paul Feldman sentenced the defendant to the maximum penalty. A restitution hearing was set for July 9, 2024 at the Ventura County Superior Court.