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Amarillo – Man facing charges in connection with fatal wreck | newschannel10.com

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An Amarillo man is now facing charges in connection with a fatal wreck that claimed the life of an area motorcyclist.

30 year-old David Monarez has now been charged with intoxicated manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid after authorities determined alcohol and speed to both be factors the weekend wreck.

Police say 34-year old Timothy Hilleary was headed northbound on Washington street at 41st Saturday when a vehicle driven by Monarez turned left in front of him.

read more here  > Amarillo man facing charges in connection with fatal wreck – KFDA – NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports.

Grand Prairie, Tex. – Pedestrian killed by suspected DUI driver | star-telegram.com

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A young pedestrian walking on a street was hit and killed Sunday night by a suspected drunken driver, police said Monday.

Naiim Betha, 19, of Grand Prairie, was walking on a bridge over Kirby Creek when he was hit by a pickup, police said. Betha was hit and thrown over the bridge and fell about 19 feet into the creek bed where he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrested George T. Roarx, 31, of Grand Prairie, who is facing a charge of driving while intoxicated.

The incident occurred about 9:40 p.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of Corn Valley Road.

Betha was walking northbound on Corn Valley Road when he was hit by a 2002 Dodge pickup that also was northbound, police said. Roarx told police that he did not see the teen-ager.

Police continued to investigate the accident on Monday.

It was the 10th traffic fatality in the city.

via Pedestrian killed by motorist on Grand Prairie street | Breaking News | News from Fort W….

Houston: Harris County Sergeant killed by suspected drunk driver | abc13.com

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Munos – Munos

A sergeant with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was killed early this morning when his vehicle was hit by a suspected drunk driver in north Houston.

It happened on North Shepherd near West Little York at around 3am. Investigators say Sergeant Dwayne Polk, a 16-year veteran, had just finished a shift and was heading home when the accident happened.

Andres Munos-Munos, 22, was driving a white GMC pick-up ran a red light speeding through the intersection and crashed into the driver’s side door of the deputy’s truck, said Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon.

“As he pulls into the intersection, he is struck on his driver’s side, T-boned, by a GMC truck that was going at a high rate of speed that ran the red light and struck him full impact,” said an investigator on the scene. “(There were) no skid marks, no attempt to stop at all.”

Polk was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspected drunk driver suffered only minor injuries. He is in police custody and faces charges of intoxication assault.

More info here  > HCSO: Sergeant killed by suspected drunk driver in north Houston as he went home from his shift | abc13.com.

Midland, Tex. – Pedestrian dies after being hit by car; driver charged with intoxication manslaughter | Mywesttexas.com

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Stefanie Moore

One woman has died and another was arrested after a hit-and-run pedestrian accident late Friday night in Midland.

Midland police and fire departments responded to the accident at 11:40 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Midkiff Road and Wadley Avenue. A car, driven by 22-year-old Stefanie Moore, of Midland, was traveling south on Midkiff Road when she hit Natalie Hartman, 35, of Midland, who was walking eastbound in the roadway on the south side of the intersection, according to a press release from the city’s public information officer.

Moore fled the scene and Hartman was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital, where she died, according to the release.

read more here > MPD: Pedestrian dies after being hit by car; driver arrested on intoxication manslaughter charges – Mywesttexas.com: Top Stories.

Montgomery Co., Tex. – Driver in fatal wreck goes from hospital to jail | chron.com

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Ramiro Castillo-Juarez

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after his passenger was killed in a traffic wreck early Monday morning in southwest Montgomery County.

Ramiro Castillo-Juarez is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the single-vehicle wreck that happened about 1:15 a.m. on FM 1774 just south of Hunters Road in the Magnolia area, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Troopers said 47-year-old Luis Alcala died in the crash. Castillo-Juarez had minor injuries.

read more here > Driver in fatal wreck goes from hospital to jail near Magnolia – Houston Chronicle.

Weslaco, Tex. – High school senior struck down by suspected drunk driver | kurv.com

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A Weslaco family will not see their daughter graduate from high school next month.  Her life was cut short Friday by a suspected drunk driver.  25-year-old Lucio Mario Rodriguez of Mercedes is jailed on a charge of intoxication manslaughter following his arrest Friday afternoon.  State troopers say 17-year-old Maria Cecilia Lopez was standing at the mailbox outside her home near FM 88 and Mile 12, just when the pickup truck Rodriguez was driving veered off the road.  Lopez was struck and dragged several feet before the truck crashed into a utility pole.  Lopez was a senior at Weslaco High.

via 710 KURV: The Valley’s News, Weather & Talk Station.

Lubbock – 17-year-old charged with intoxication manslaughter after crash kills motorcyclist | kfyo.com

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Jessica Leigh Traylor

A wreck Monday evening left one motorcyclist dead, three other drivers injured, and landed one person behind bars.

The wreck occurred at 19th Street and Quaker Avenue just before 8 p.m. Monday.

Lubbock police say they believe 17-year-old Jessica Leigh Traylor was driving drunk, and ran through a red light at the intersection.

The man on the motorcycle, 47-year-old Liandro Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. At least four other vehicles were involved in the wreck.

read more here > Motorcyclist Killed in Monday Wreck, 17-year-old Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter.

Livingston, Texas – Man charged with intoxication manslaughter after flipping truck, killing passenger | KTRE.com

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Fransisco Caceres

According to Investigator Marty Drake with the Livingston police Department, one person is dead after a vehicle he was riding in rolled over.

The accident occurred late Friday night on Old Israel Road in Livingston. Fransisco Caceres, a 31 year-old from Livingston, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck  west bound when he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to flip.

While the vehicle was rolling over, 41 year-old Daniel Diaz, Sr. of Livingston, was ejected from the truck. Diaz was pronounced dead on the scene.

read more here > Livingston man charged with intoxication manslaughter – KTRE.com | Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas.

Grayson Co. Texas – Deputy Sheriff killed in line of duty by suspected drunk driver | kxii.com

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Grayson County Deputy Chad Key

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Deputy Chad Key was killed in the line of duty Saturday night.

Lt. Rickey Wheeler with the sheriff’s office says Key was assisting other officers and directing traffic at the intersection of Highway 82 and Bethany Road around 10:30 p.m. when a suspected drunk driver failed to stop and struck him.

Key was transported to Texoma Medical Center and later died.

The suspected drunk driver was arrested and blood was drawn for alcohol and drug analysis. The driver has two previous convictions for DWI from 2002 and 2004 and was arrested for DWI again in August 2012.

read more here > Grayson Co. Sheriff’s Deputy killed in line of duty Saturday.

Houston – SUV driver suspected drunk in wreck that killed motorcyclist | chron.com

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A suspected drunk driver has been arrested in a traffic crash that left a motorcyclist dead in northwest Harris County Wednesday.

Mary Hadfield-Denison was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter after the crash that occurred about 8:20 a.m. in the 15600 block of Telge Road near Spring Cypress, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said Cesar Lerman died in the wreck.

via SUV driver suspected drunk in wreck that killed motorcyclist – Houston Chronicle.

Houston – DUI suspected in wrong-way wreck that killed couple in burning car | chron.com

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A suspected drunk driver is accused in a fiery wrong-way crash that left two people dead in northeast Houston early Sunday morning. Camile Ermine Stanley, 27, is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in connection with the wreck that occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the 1900 block of the North Sam Houston Parkway East, according to the Houston Police Department.

The driver and passenger in the second vehicle, whose names have not been released, died at the scene. Stanley was not hurt.

The victims were later identified as Emily Ann Preston and Kevin Andrew “Max” McDougall.

Read more here > DUI suspected in wrong-way Houston wreck that killed couple in burning car – Houston Chronicle.

San Antonio – Wrong-way 18-wheeler leaves 4 dead | waoi.com

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An 18-wheeler driving the wrong way on Highway 90 hit a Ford Expedition killing all four passengers. The accident happened at 12:40 a.m. Sunday. Authorities said the 18-wheeler driver identified as Ruben Galindo, 60, was heavily intoxicated and was speeding when he crashed into the Expedition near Piccolo Creek, about a half mile from 1604.

Victims include sisters  Madison and Marley Ann Koontz. Police sources tell KSAT 12 News the other victims are their father Kenneth Koontz and mother Melissa Koontz.

Arlington, Texas: Suspected drunken driver faces intoxication manslaughter charge in fatal crash | dallasnews.com

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Carlos Cruz

Update, 10:05 a.m.: Arlington police identified the suspected drunk driver as Carlos Cruz, 28, of Grand Prairie. Police say he was driving a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis when he hit the unidentified victim driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer.

Original post: Arlington police arrested a man who they believe was driving while intoxicated when he crashed into another driver on Pioneer Parkway at Watson Road in east Arlington.

The victim, a man in his 60s, was transported to the Medical Center of Arlington, where he died, police said. He has been identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as Claude Gross, 50, of Arlington.

Officers responded to the scene about 10 p.m. Thursday. The suspected drunken driver, whose name has not yet been released, was eastbound on Pioneer when struck the victim’s vehicle as traveled through the intersection on northbound Watson, which serves as the access road to State Highway 360.

The suspect was arrested and taken to the Arlington City Jail. He faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter. KDFW (Channel 4) reports that a 24-pack of beer was found at the scene.

via Suspected drunken driver faces intoxication manslaughter charge in fatal Arlington crash | Crime Blog.

San Antonio teen struck in parking lot and killed by DWI suspect | kens5.com

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Police say a 19-year-old man was struck and killed by an out of control driver suspected of DWI on Tuesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Cedrych Carrisalez.

San Antonio police said he and another person were walking in a parking lot near St. Mary’s and Mulberry when they were struck just before midnight.

Investigators said a 30-year-old woman was driving west on Mulberry but veered towards the two in the parking lot.

Her silver Nissan grazed one of the pedestrians but hit Carrisalez, sending him nearly 15 feet into the rear of a building, police said.

He was rushed to San Antonio Military Medical Center but did not survive.

The other pedestrian did not require medical treatment.

The driver was taken to Metro Hospital for her injuries. Once released, she is expected to be charged with intoxication manslaughter.

via Teen killed by DWI suspect on North St. Mary’s | kens5.com San Antonio.

Irving, TX: One dead; one seriously injured; one charged after multi-vehicle crash | wfaa.com

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Grand Prairie man arrested for possible DWI in multi-vehicle fatality

Anthony Almanza

A Grand Prairie man is being investigated for intoxication manslaughter and assault after a fatal multi-vehicle crash Monday night.

Anthony Almanza, 39, was arrested and held overnight. Police say he caused a series of accidents in his 2004 Dodge pickup by failing to stop at a stoplight in the 1300 block of South Belt Line Road, said Irving police spokesperson John Argumaniz.

Almanza rear ended a 2001 Nissan, which then rear ended a 2000 Kia at about 8:49 p.m.

Luis Andrade, 39, of Grand Prairie, was driving the Nissan. He died at a nearby hospital. The passenger of his vehicle, Imelda Corea, 23, was also taken to a local hospital and is listed in serious condition, Argumaniz said. The driver of the Kia was not injured.

Almanza was also taken to a local hospital and was arrested upon release. Argumaniz said officers  smelled alcohol on his breath and called a DWI unit, which conducted tests at the hospital.

He remains in custody while police await results from a mandatory blood draw, Argumaniz said.

Intoxication manslaughter is a second-degree felony and intoxicated assault is a third-degree felony, Argumaniz said. The bail amount has not been set.

via Grand Prairie man arrested for possible DWI in multi-vehicle fatality | wfaa.com Dallas – Fort Worth.