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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.

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.

San Antonio: 17-year-old DWI suspect allegedly hits, kills 7-year-old | kens5.com

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Luis Landin

Authorities have identified the driver who fatally struck a 7-year-old boy on Thursday night as 17-year-old Luis Landin.

He was booked into the Bexar County Jail early Friday morning on intoxication manslaughter charges.

San Antonio police said Landin was drunk when he lost control of his white pickup truck and hit 7-year-old Brandon Abrams in the 900 block of Autumn Sunrise. The boy was playing on his bike along the sidewalk.

Investigators said Landin claimed he dropped his phone and was picking it up when he slammed into the boy.

The child was near his home when the accident happened. His parent were on the scene and his mother was the first to perform CPR.

Abrams was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Landin was booked into the Bexar County Jail on $100,000 bond.

Although it has not been determined how fast Landin was driving, nearby residents said the speed limit is 30 mph. They said they have made several requests to have speed bumps installed.

via SAPD: DWI suspect dropped phone before hitting 7-year-old | kens5.com San Antonio.

San Antonio – 2 killed, 1 injured in suspected drunk driving crash | ksat.com

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Ruby Marie Bukvasevic

The drunk driver responsible for a crash that killed two people early Sunday morning on Old Highway 90 at Callaghan Road had two previous DWI arrests, according to Bexar County records.

Ruby Marie Bukvasevic, 53, is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter, San Antonio police said.

Bukvasevic was listed in critical condition at University Hospital Sunday evening.

Bexar County records showed Bukvasevic has been arrested for DWI twice before, once in 2003 and again in 2006.

San Antonio police said Bukvasevic was intoxicated when she drove her Jeep across Highway 90 and slammed into another vehicle head-on.

Two people in the second car had to be cut out of the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene, San Antonio police said.

They have been identified as 48-year-old Corinne Hollingsworth, of Round Rock, and 68-year-old Raquel DeLeon Cooney, of Lubbock.

via 2 killed, 1 injured in suspected drunk driving crash in west San Antonio | News – Home.

San Antonio: 11-year-old killed in morning rush-hour crash by alleged drunk driver | kvue.com

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The father of an 11-year-old killed in a crash on Southwest Military Drive on Monday morning says his son was a good student and was going to be given an award for his artwork at school on Tuesday.

“He was bringing me all hundreds,” said Henry Barrientos, whose son Brian died after being airlifted to University Hospital.

Brian was riding with his mother and three younger siblings in a pickup truck when police said it was struck from behind by a Ford Taurus around 8 a.m. Monday.

The eastbound truck then crossed into the westbound lanes near Old Pearsall Road and hit a minivan.

The truck rolled several times, injuring all five people inside it.

The driver of the Ford Taurus, 27-year-old John Albert Hernandez, was treated for injuries, then charged with intoxication manslaughter.

via Boy killed in DWI crash remembered as good student and great friend | kvue.com Austin.

San Antonio: Motorcyclist killed in crash with DWI suspect | kens5.com

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A motorcyclist is dead and a woman is spending her birthday behind bars after a suspected DWI crash early Thursday morning.

The deceased was identified as Guadalupe Biaz.

San Antonio police said he was driving north on Nacogdoches when he T-boned an SUV traveling west on Old Moss around 4 a.m.

The woman driving the SUV, identified as 29-year-old Charlotte Herrera, allegedly left the scene of the accident, returned and then tried to abandon her vehicle further down the road.

She was spotted by police and arrested on charges of intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.

Herrera’s birthday is listed as Aug. 2, 1983 in a police report, which means she is spending her birthday behind bars.

via SAPD: Motorcyclist killed in crash with DWI suspect | kens5.com San Antonio.

San Antonio: Ex-con apologizes, takes 15 years for DWI death | San Antonio Express-News

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Cavazos

An ex-con who caused a fatal wreck two years ago while attempting to answer his cellphone as he drove home drunk from a strip club was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison.

Rene Cavazos, 33, agreed to the prison term last month but asked on Monday that his SUV not be deemed a deadly weapon. State District Judge Juanita Vasquez-Garner denied the request, meaning that Cavazos will have to serve at least half of the sentence before he can apply for parole.

“It’s going to be difficult for me to live knowing the hurt I’ve caused,” Cavazos said as he addressed the judge and the family of Julian Hernandez Jr. “I know it would be hard to forgive me, but I hope one day they see I wasn’t out there in a drunken stupor. I didn’t think I made a bad choice … I felt OK.”

read more at > Ex-con apologizes, takes 15 years for DWI death – San Antonio Express-News.

San Antonio, TX: Man suspected of DWI in crash that killed his girlfriend | mysanantonio.com

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Danny Wayne Johnson, 25, is accused of intoxication manslaughter in connection with a Northwest Side crash that killed his 25-year-old girlfriend. Photo: Courtesy

Danny Wayne Johnson

A 25-year-old woman died early Wednesday after her boyfriend crashed into another vehicle on the West Side, allegedly while intoxicated.

Ashley Izaguirre was pronounced dead at University Hospital around 1 a.m., according to the Bexar County medical examiner’s office, about an hour after the crash.

San Antonio police said at 11:50 p.m., Izaguirre’s boyfriend, Danny Wayne Johnson, 25, was seen speeding — witnesses estimated his speed was between 80 and 100 mph —on Bandera Road in a silver Toyota Corolla.

The car crashed into the front of a pickup whose driver was attempting to turn left from Stonegate Drive, and the impact of the crash tore the front off of the truck, police said. The Corolla then traveled east in the westbound lanes, according to police, rolled over and crashed into a wrought-iron fence at Madison Elementary School.

Johnson was detained at the scene and remains in police custody at University Hospital, where he’s being treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening. Police say he faces one count of intoxication manslaughter.

A woman and her 6-year-old daughter who were inside the truck sustained minor injuries and were taken to University Hospital, police said.

via Man suspected of DWI in crash that killed his girlfriend – San Antonio Express-News.

San Antonio: One killed, one injured while crossing street by suspected drunk driver | foxsanantonio.com

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Suspected drunken driver Marcela Roman, 29, is accused of fleeing the scene after she crashed into two pedestrians — killing one and critically injuring the other — who were attempting to cross a West Side street early Sunday. Photo: Courtesy Photo / SA

Marcela Roman

San Antonio Police say one person was killed and another injured when an alleged drunk driver hit them as they tried to cross the street.

Amanda Hernandez Garcia, 62, died as she tried to cross General McMullen Drive near Ceralvo Street about 1 a.m..

The other pedestrian, Martha Sandoval Reyes, 48, was taken to University Hospital in critical condition, but she’s expected to survive.

Marcela Roman, 29, is being held in the Bexar County Jail on one count of intoxication manslaughter, one count of intoxication assault and two counts of failure to stop and render aid. A judge set bail at $120,000.

Roman fled the scene, but a witness followed her to a nearby apartment complex and called police.

via KABB Fox San Antonio :: Top Stories – One Killed, One Injured After Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Them.

San Antonio: Mom, 2 children killed in wreck; 2 other children critical. DWI charges for dad | kens5.com

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A mother and her two children are dead following a crash into a construction zone early Monday morning on the city’s southwest side.

The crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. at Medina Base Road and Five Palms Drive.

San Antonio police said a man in his 30s was driving westbound on Medina Base when he lost control and crashed into the back of a bulldozer at a construction site.

A 2-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the children’s mother, in her late-20s, was also killed in the crash.

Two other children were taken to University Hospital in critical condition.

Police said the diver, who they also identified as the father, will be charged with three counts of intoxication manslaughter after he is released from the hospital, where he was taken to be treated for minor injuries.

read more here > SAPD: Mom, 2 children killed in wreck; DWI charges for dad | kens5.com San Antonio.

San Antonio: 3rd child dies in suspected DWI crash | News – Home

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Larry Demers

A third child has died in a suspected DWI crash early Monday morning on the West Side.

San Antonio police said a 31-year-old woman riding in the car was also killed. Another child was also injured in the crash and was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.

“Any time there’s an accident involving a fatality, it’s certainly a tragic situation. Even more so when it’s children involved,” SAPD Sergeant Javier Salazar said.

The driver, identified as Larry Demers, 35, suffered minor injuries and is suspected of driving while intoxicated, police said.

Officers responded to the crash just after midnight in the 6300 block of Medina Base Road.

“It appears that speed was a factor. The driver of the vehicle reportedly lost control. left the roadway and then struck a bulldozer that was parked on the side of the road,” Salazar said.

Police said the driver was headed west bound toward Loop 410 when he crashed a construction zone. Investigators believe he was driving faster than the 35 mph posted speed limit.

Demers is expected to be charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault.

via Third child dies in suspected DWI crash | News – Home.

San Antonio: Mom, 2 children killed in wreck after dad rams bulldozer; DWI charges for dad | kens5.com

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A mother and her two children are dead following a crash into a construction zone early Monday morning on the city’s southwest side.

The crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. at Medina Base Road and Five Palms Drive.

San Antonio police said a man in his 30s was driving westbound on Medina Base when he lost control and crashed into the back of a bulldozer at a construction site.

A 2-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the children’s mother, in her late-20s, was also killed in the crash.

Two other children were taken to University Hospital in critical condition.

Police said the diver, who they also identified as the father, will be charged with three counts of intoxication manslaughter after he is released from the hospital, where he was taken to be treated for minor injuries.

Witnesses told officers they tried to help the two children out of the car, police said. Witnesses also told police they saw the driver stumbling out after the crash.

The names of the deceased were not immediately available.

Officers were seen placing beer cans inside of an evidence bag as crews cleaned up the wreckage in the early morning hours.

via SAPD: Mom, 2 children killed in wreck; DWI charges for dad | kens5.com San Antonio.

San Antonio (Olmos Park): Fountain moved after being repeatedly hit by drunk drivers

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Water, not beer

Mother’s Day became moving day for a fountain that’s turned into an eyesore in Olmos Park. Sunday morning crews began removing the fountain sitting in the roundabout at McCoullough and Olmos. The city decided to move it because since it was built three and a half years ago it has been hit 26 times – often by drunk drivers. Neighbors will help the city decide what to put in its place. The city is also looking for a place to put the fountain.

via KABB Fox San Antonio :: Top Stories – Fountain Hit by Drunk Drivers Moved.

Workers dismantling fountain

DUI Blotter thinks: Granted, it looks like a very nice fountain.  But if it is catching a drunk driver every six to seven weeks on average, We suggest leaving it right where it is.  

BUILD MORE FOUNTAINS!  

UPDATED (see comments) San Antonio: Chronic DWI driver accused of killing motorcyclist | San Antonio Express-News

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William Joe Rohmer Photo: CourtesyA drunken-driving suspect with several prior DWI convictions who crashed into a motorcyclist, killing him, on the North Side was arrested Wednesday.

William Joe Rohmer, 40, was set to be booked in Bexar County Jail on one count of intoxication manslaughter. A judge set bail at $100,000.

Rohmer, who had been convicted of three DWI charges stemming from arrests in 1999, 2001 and 2007, told police he had been drinking at the Coco Beach bar before the crash, which took place about two blocks away.

Police said Rohmer was eastbound in the 200 block of East Nakoma Drive about 3:10 a.m. when he crossed into the westbound lanes and struck a motorcycle head-on.

via Chronic DWI driver accused of killing motorcyclist – San Antonio Express-News.