GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected drunk driver requested if she may drive herself residence after police say she brought about a head-on crash on Galveston Island that killed a mom and badly injured her husband and three youngsters. The Galveston Police Division stated the two-vehicle crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on Harborside Drive and twenty ninth Road on Monday.
Investigators stated 34-year-old Alexis Brittany Cisneros was driving a black BMW at a excessive price of velocity when she went into oncoming visitors, hanging a white Toyota Tacoma with a household of 5 inside. Maria “Lupe” Martinez died on the scene. Her husband and their three youngsters, ages 10, 13, and 22, have been rushed to the UTMB Galveston emergency room. The oldest, Brittany, suffered a mind harm.
“The street to restoration for all of them goes to be lengthy and arduous,” stated Isait Martinez, Martinez’s nephew. Courtroom information state Cisneros’ blood alcohol content material was .08, greater than the authorized restrict.
She was unaware of the severity of the crash regardless of the mangled wreckage. Data state she requested EMS personnel “if she may get in her car and drive residence.”
Cisneros was in a wheelchair when she appeared earlier than a Justice of the Peace. Friday, she bonded out of the Galveston County jail on a $150,000 bond. “It is simply heartbreaking that my household continues to be preventing right here within the hospital, and he or she’s been launched,” stated Katy Garcia, the sufferer’s niece. “
We simply hope the justice system would not fail us. we wish justice for my household and all of the ache she brought about.” “They did not deserve any of that. They’re all good folks,” added Milton Nalosco, Brittany’s boyfriend. Cisneros has been charged with intoxication, manslaughter, and intoxication assault.
She doesn’t have an lawyer of report.
The Martinez household was already heading to the hospital. Brittany works there and was set to report for an extended shift forward of the freeze. Her household, described as close-knit, was driving her to drop her off when the crash occurred.
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