MARCH 24, 2015
HOUSTON, TEXAS (KTRK)
Authorities have reached a plea deal in a horrific wrong-way
wreck that killed five family members last June, sending the drunk driver to
prison for 50 years.
Efrain Carmona was charged with five counts of intoxication
manslaughter for the accident in June 2014 on the North Beltway at Wilson Road.
Officials say Carmona accepted a deal of 10 years for each count, for a total
of 50 years. He was said to have had a blood-alcohol level of .23 at the time
of the accident, nearly three times the legal limit.
A teenage girl, the sole survivor of her family, is expected to give a victim impact statement this afternoon.
A teenage girl, the sole survivor of her family, is expected to give a victim impact statement this afternoon.
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CRASH INVOLVING WRONG WAY DRIVER KILLS FIVE, INCLUDING ONE
CHILD
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014
HOUSTON, TEXAS (KTRK)
Five people, including a child, are dead following a
horrific head-on wreck in northeast Harris County last night. And investigators
say the man who caused the wreck was drunk, nearly three times the legal limit.
The accident happened on the North Beltway at Wilson Road just after 11pm. Deputies told Eyewitness News that the four adults and one child inside a white Ford F150 died after they were struck by the driver of a flat bed truck, identified as Efraim Carmona, 34.
Carmona was reportedly traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. The collision caused the pickup to catch fire.
Another adult female passenger was airlifted to Memorial Herman Hospital, where she's listed in serious condition. Carmona was taken to Ben Taub Hospital.
"We cannot have more blood spilled on our roadways, especially when it can be prevented," Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said.
At a press conference this afternoon, Garcia said Carmona had a blood-alcohol level of .23. They also say he's not cooperating.
Carmona is charged with 5 counts of intoxication manslaughter and 1 count of intoxication assault. Investigators say there were open containers in his vehicle.
The identities of the deceased have not been released.
The accident happened on the North Beltway at Wilson Road just after 11pm. Deputies told Eyewitness News that the four adults and one child inside a white Ford F150 died after they were struck by the driver of a flat bed truck, identified as Efraim Carmona, 34.
Carmona was reportedly traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. The collision caused the pickup to catch fire.
Another adult female passenger was airlifted to Memorial Herman Hospital, where she's listed in serious condition. Carmona was taken to Ben Taub Hospital.
"We cannot have more blood spilled on our roadways, especially when it can be prevented," Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said.
At a press conference this afternoon, Garcia said Carmona had a blood-alcohol level of .23. They also say he's not cooperating.
Carmona is charged with 5 counts of intoxication manslaughter and 1 count of intoxication assault. Investigators say there were open containers in his vehicle.
The identities of the deceased have not been released.