Four people in a golf cart were killed when a man allegedly drunk and driving an SUV passed a stop sign at an intersection in southeastern Texas. , two of whom were minors.
Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of drunken manslaughter in the crash around 11:30 p.m. On Saturday, police saidGalveston, about 80 kilometers southeast ofHouston.
Espinoza was held on Sunday at the Galveston County Jail on $400,000 bail, police said. Prison records did not list his attorney.
Investigators believe the SUV crashed into a golf cart and pickup truck carrying six people after it failed to stop, police said. Police Sergeant. Derek Gaspard said golf carts and pickups were moving in opposite directions at street intersections without stop signs.
The adult driver of the golf cart was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman and two boys in the golf cart were taken to hospital where they died, police said. Two other passengers - an adult and a boy - were hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday, police said.
Espinoza, a Galveston resident, and his passenger suffered minor injuries, police said. They were taken to hospital and later released.
Gaspard said the pickup crew was not injured. The name of the deceased and age were not immediately released.
