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Trial date set for man accused of driving into crowd of migrants last May in Brownsville

Trial date set for man accused of driving into crowd of migrants last May in Brownsville
2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago Tuesday, April 30 2024 Apr 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 11:08 AM April 30, 2024 in News - Local

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.

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