Miguel Espinoza has pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter in a Galveston crash that killed four, including two children, in 2022. The deadly accident involved a golf cart and two other vehicles.
Six counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault were brought against Miguel Espinoza on the first day of his hearing. They were related to a fatal golf cart accident in Galveston in 2022.
The three-car accident happened at 11:30 p.m. on August 6, 2022, and killed four people, two of whom were children. Police say Espinoza, who was driving a black Hyundai SUV, didn't stop at the light at the corner of Avenue R and 33rd Street, so he hit a golf cart and a Dodge truck.
The four people who died were all in the golf cart. Bentancur, who was 49 years old, died at the scene. Kaisyn Bentancur, 4, Brailyn Cantu, 14, and Destiny Uvalle, 25, were taken to the hospital right away but later died from their injuries. The people who died lived in Rosenberg, Texas.
The police found that Espinoza was drunk when the accident happened. Due to his guilty plea, he will not have to go through a full hearing. His sentence will be decided at a later time.
The accident happened just a few blocks from Seawall Boulevard, a famous tourist spot in Galveston where golf carts are often used to get around. After the tragedy, people talked about how to make golf carts safer and how to change Texas's drunk driving rules.
Espinoza will spend a lot of time in jail for what he did. The court will now decide what to do with him while the families of the dead wait for justice.
