San Antonio Man Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter for Newborn Baby’s Death
Charges have been upgraded in a crash that has killed a newborn baby and left a woman and her 2-year-old child injured.
Details of the Fatal San Antonio Crash
KSAT reports the crash occurred on San Antonio’s West Side Friday nights.
Police say the suspect, 23-year-old Gerardo Lozano, ran a stop sign at the intersection of 38th Street and Amires Place, slamming into a pickup. The force of the initial impact sent the truck across the intersection and into a retaining wall.
A pregnant woman and her 2-year-old child were rushed to the hospital. It was determined that the woman had suffered a placental abruption, and her baby was delivered at 25 weeks. The baby remained on breathing support for two days but died.
Lozano now faces one count of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
2019 Texas Drunk Driving Statistics
The following information was provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT):
- 3,623 people were killed in car accidents in Texas in 2019, a .09% decrease from 2018.
- 735 people were killed in crashes that occurred at or in relation to an intersection.
- 914 people were killed in crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol.
- An additional 256,797 people were injured in car crashes in Texas with 15,855 people suffering serious injuries.
- Based on reportable data for 2019:
- 1 person was killed in a crash in Texas every 2 hours 25 minutes.
- 1 person was injured every 2 minutes 3 seconds.
- A reportable crash occurred every 56 seconds.
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