Police charged driver of an SUV that mowed down 18 people, killing eight, in Brownsville. The suspect, George Alvarez, won $2.3 million in lawsuit against city in unrelated case in 2005, but lost on appeal.
Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Several migrants were killed after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter. A man accused of plowing an SUV into a group of immigrants at a Brownsville bus stop on Sunday, killing eight and injuring 10 others, had several past run-ins with the law and won a $2.3 million in a lawsuit against the city nine years ago.
Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene, and an eighth person later died at the hospital. Sauceda said 10 others were injured.Alvarez tried to flee but was held down by witnesses until police arrived, according to Brownsville police. At the news conference, police displayed a list of Alvarez's charges from prior arrests, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assaulting a public servant and driving while intoxicated.
Alvarez was charged with assaulting a peace officer, and Alvarez pleaded guilty on May 2, 2006. He was sentenced to six months in a drug treatment program to be followed by eight years’ probation.
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