Trial date set for man accused of driving into crowd of migrants last May in Brownsville
The man accused of driving into a crowd of migrants last May in Brownsville has a new trial date.
George Alvarez's trial date is now set for June 24. New court records show prosecutors will ask the court that his sentence, if convicted, run consecutively.
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Alvarez is charged with eight counts of intoxication manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Eight migrants died in the crash and several others were badly hurt.
Investigators say Alvarez slammed into them in an SUV as they waited for a bus near the Ozanam Center.