All articles tagged with #intoxication manslaughter
A woman in her 60s died in a multi-vehicle crash on US 183 near Austin after driving the wrong way; she has been charged with intoxication manslaughter, and the northbound lanes were closed for several hours during investigation.
The El Paso Police Department retracted false information in a press release about an 18-year-old facing charges in a fatal hit-and-run, after initially alleging that he stole items from the victim's car before fleeing the scene. The attorney representing the teenager, Ruger Garrett Clark, criticized the handling of the investigation, claiming it has led to mistrust. The EPPD apologized for the error and clarified that Clark took items from his own vehicle, not the victim's.
A drunk driver in Texas was found passed out in his car with the legless body of a man believed to be a hit-and-run victim in the passenger seat. The driver, Nestor Luján Flores, allegedly drove 38 miles before stopping at a Jack in the Box restaurant. Workers noticed blood on his shirt and hands and called the police. Flores claimed he thought he had hit a deer and was waiting for his brother to arrive. He has been arrested on a pending charge of intoxication manslaughter. In 2020, he was convicted of drunk driving.
Police in White Settlement, Texas, discovered the body of a hit-and-run victim inside a car driven by a passed-out suspect, highlighting the dangers of impaired driving. The driver, Nestor Lujan Flores, claimed he thought he hit a deer despite the presence of a human body next to him. Flores was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter. The victim has not been identified, but authorities believe they have located the scene of the original hit-and-run in Dallas County.
Police in White Settlement, Texas, discovered the body of a hit-and-run victim inside a car driven by a passed-out suspect. The driver, identified as Nestor Lujan Flores, claimed he thought he hit a deer despite the presence of a human body next to him. The impact was believed to be so powerful that it threw the victim's body into the front passenger seat. Flores was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter, and authorities have likely found the scene of the original hit-and-run in Dallas County.
A man's body was found inside a car parked at a Jack in the Box in White Settlement, Texas, nearly 40 miles away from where police believe he was hit by the car. The victim, believed to be homeless, was known to stay in the area near I-30 in Cockrell Hill Road in Dallas County. The driver, Nestor Lujan Flores, was found slumped in the driver's seat with a body in the passenger seat and significant front-end damage to the car. Police believe Flores struck the victim in Dallas County and drove with him for 38 miles until the car broke down. Flores has been arrested on a pending charge of intoxication manslaughter, and police are awaiting the results of a blood alcohol test.
A man in White Settlement, Texas, was detained after police found a dead body in his car's passenger seat. The driver, Nestor Luján Flores, had apparently fatally struck a pedestrian but claimed he had hit an animal. Police discovered the body after responding to a report of a damaged vehicle with the driver slumped over the steering wheel. Flores now faces charges of intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid. The investigation has been handed over to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
A 19-year-old student at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas was killed when an alleged drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into her near campus. The victim, Honor Elizabeth Wallace, was in a car with another woman when the collision occurred. The driver, Lynlee Pollis, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. SMU expressed condolences and will hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Wallace.
A deadly crash in east Austin involved a car hitting a boat and a house, resulting in one person dead and one person arrested. The driver, Marena Falcon-de la Rosa, admitted to drinking before the incident, consuming two bottles of Modelo beer and two shots of Don Julio tequila.
Christopher James Davila, 39, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter and other charges after driving his pickup truck with two children inside in the wrong direction on Highway 90 in San Antonio, hitting a sedan head-on and killing the driver. Davila and the children were taken to the hospital, with Davila suffering from multiple serious injuries. He is also awaiting indictment on a previous charge of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.
A woman driving a Porsche 911 Carrera hit and killed a man on his first date while driving over 100 mph in Houston. The victim's parents filed a lawsuit against the driver, Kristina Chambers, who was allegedly drunk at the time of the accident. Chambers was charged with felony intoxication manslaughter and posted $50,000 bond. Her attorney claims poor road conditions caused the accident and questions her blood alcohol content level. The victim's parents are seeking $1 million in damages.
Texas socialite Kristina Chambers, 32, is charged with intoxication manslaughter after allegedly hitting and killing 33-year-old Joseph McMullin with her Porsche while he was on a first date. Chambers was reportedly driving at 100 mph and nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit. McMullin was described as a passionate and dedicated person who loved to help others. Chambers is currently being held on $50,000 bond.
Kristina Chambers, a 32-year-old Houston woman, has been accused of driving her Porsche at nearly four times the legal alcohol limit and plowing into a man on a first date, killing him. The victim, Joe McMullin, 33, had just left a doughnut shop with his date when Chambers hit him at about 100 mph. Chambers and her two passengers were injured in the wreck. She was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Chambers' blood-alcohol content was nearly four times over the legal drinking limit, and investigators found traces of suspected drugs inside her purse. Chambers made her first court appearance on the charge of intoxication manslaughter, and her bond was set at $50,000.