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Galveston, TX (AP) — 4 in a golf cart weekend Clashes in Texas were a grandfather, two grandchildren and a niece who were visiting Galveston for a short vacation before school started, police said.
On Saturday, a driver accused of being intoxicated crossed a stop sign, crashed into his pickup truck and into his golf cart with six people in it. Then an accident happened. Police on Monday identified the four killed as 49-year-old Felipe Bentancur. His niece, Destiny Uvalle, 25. and his two grandchildren, Kaisin Bentancourt, 4 years old.
All four were from Rosenberg, Texas, about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Houston, according to police.
Authorities said two of his other people in the golf cart were seriously injured.
SUV driver Miguel Espinoza, 45, was charged with four counts of drunken manslaughter. He remained in jail on $400,000 bail on Tuesday and it was not clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf. is a popular way to travel around the resort. Police believe the golf cart was legally moving at the time of the crash.
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