The Houston-area man accused of killing 4 individuals throughout a crash with a rented golf cart in Galveston in 2022 pleaded responsible Tuesday to all the costs towards him.
Rosenberg resident Miguel Espinoza, 47, pleaded responsible to 4 counts of intoxicated manslaughter with a automobile and one depend of intoxicated assault with a automobile, based on the Galveston County Each day Information, which first reported the story. His plea got here earlier than the beginning of a jury trial, a day after jurors had been chosen.
Espinoza was accused of inflicting the deaths of 4 individuals after rushing by way of a cease signal whereas inebriated and colliding with a golf cart occupied by six individuals. The crash occurred on Aug. 6, 2022, close to Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. 4 of the golf cart passengers — Felipe Betancur, 49; Future Uvalle, 25; and Betancur’s 4-year-old grandson and 13-year-old granddaughter — died within the collision. The 2 different passengers have been critically injured.
The lethal crash sparked Galveston metropolis officers to look at their insurance policies for golf cart utilization on the island and finally move new golf cart laws. Golf cart leases have lengthy been provided to Galveston vacationers, with roughly 1,750 motorized carts being registered with the town as of 2022.
After his arrest, Espinoza was launched on a $100,000 bond in November 2022. Only a few months later, in February 2023, his bond was revoked after he allegedly violated his bond by driving and not using a legitimate license and never utilizing an in-vehicle breathalyzer. He has been held within the Galveston County Jail since then.
In accordance with Galveston County court docket paperwork, Espinoza was beforehand convicted of driving whereas intoxicated within the county.
