2023 Brownsville crash explained

Time:8:28
Timezone:UTC−5
Location:Brownsville, Texas, United States
Perpetrator:George Alvarez
Reported Deaths:8
Reported Injuries:10
Arrests:1

On May 7, 2023, George Alvarez drove a Range Rover sport utility vehicle into 18 people in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Eight people were killed, and 10 were injured.[1] Officials say it is unclear whether the crash was intentional.[2]

Crash

The crash occurred outside the Ozanam Center, a homeless shelter used by migrants,[3] after the suspect ran a red light near an area where the victims were waiting for a bus. The local police department said that all the victims were male Venezuelan migrants.[4] [5]

Perpetrator

George Alvarez, a 34-year-old resident of Brownsville, was arrested and charged with reckless driving,[6] [7] and later with eight counts of manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $3,600,000.[4] Alvarez has an extensive criminal history, including two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, multiple counts of assault causing bodily injury, and one count of driving while intoxicated. On May 11, officials declared that Alvarez had cocaine, benzodiazepines and marijuana in his system at the time of the crash, while they were also waiting for further toxicology results.[8] [9] On June 28, 2024, Alvarez was found guilty of eight counts of intoxication manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to sixty years in prison.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 7, 2023. Death toll increases to 8 after car plows into a crowd in front of a Texas shelter that was housing migrants. May 7, 2023. CNN. Rosa. Flores. Zoe. Sottile. Gloria. Pazmino. May 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021124/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/us/brownsville-texas-car-crash-accident/index.html. live.
  2. News: Sandoval . Edgar. Verónica G.. Cárdenas . May 7, 2023 . At Least 8 Killed After Driver Plows Car Into Group of Migrants in Texas . en-US . The New York Times . live . May 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507203318/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/us/car-pedestrians-brownsville-texas.html . May 7, 2023 . 0362-4331.
  3. News: May 7, 2023 . Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas . en . Reuters . May 7, 2023 . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507205614/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/7-dead-after-car-runs-into-pedestrians-brownsville-texas-abc-news-2023-05-07/ . live .
  4. News: Yañez . Alejandra . PD: $3.6M bond for driver migrant crash . KVEO-TV . May 8, 2023.
  5. News: 7 killed, 10 injured in crash outside migrant shelter in Brownsville . en-US . The Washington Post. Mariana. Alfaro. Maria. Sacchetti. Arelis R.. Hernández . May 7, 2023 . 0190-8286.
  6. News: 8 killed after car plows into 18 pedestrians in Brownsville, Texas; alleged driver charged . May 8, 2023 . ABC News. Mireya. Villarreal. Emily. Shapiro . May 7, 2023 . en . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507165033/https://abcnews.go.com/US/7-dead-after-car-runs-pedestrians-brownsville-texas/story?id=99152817 . live .
  7. News: BPD: 7 dead after driver intentionally runs over them in front of migrant shelter . May 7, 2023 . KVEO-TV . May 7, 2023 . en . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507145356/https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/brownsville-police-investigating-major-accident/ . live .
  8. News: Driver of SUV in crash that killed 8 had drugs in his system, police say . en-US . The Washington Post. Emily. Wax-Thibodeaux. Paulina. Villegas . May 9, 2023 . May 11, 2023 . 0190-8286.
  9. Web site: Driver who rammed SUV into migrants in Texas charged with manslaughter . May 8, 2023 . NBC News. Gabe. Gutierrez. Daniel. Arkin. May 8, 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: Driver convicted in deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter sentenced to 60 years. June 28, 2024 . Associated Press. June 28, 2024.
  11. Web site: Driver convicted in deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter sentenced to 60 years. June 28, 2024 . CTV News. June 29, 2024.

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