Driver arrested on intoxication manslaughter charge following deadly Willacy County crash
A 27-year-old driver from Sebastian was arrested after showing signs of intoxication following a deadly crash in Willacy County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The two-vehicle crash happened Saturday at around 12:13 a.m. on FM 1762 and Cantu Road in Willacy County, according to a DPS news release.
According to DPS, Rosendo Daniel Rodriguez was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 northbound on Cantu Road when he disregarded a stop sign at FM 1762, colliding with a Nissan Maxima traveling westbound on FM 1762.
“The driver of the Dodge displayed signs of intoxication and was transported to Valley Baptist Medical Center, where a search warrant for his blood specimen was executed,” DPS added in the news release.
Kyleigh Posas, 25, a resident of Raymondville — the driver of the Nissan — succumbed to her injuries at the scene, DPS said.
Rodriguez was arrested on an intoxication manslaughter charge and transported to the Willacy County jail pending his arraignment.