DPS: Driver in crash that killed Cameron County deputy constable in custody
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The man accused of causing the death of a Cameron County deputy constable will be charged with intoxication manslaughter causing death to a police officer after he is released from the hospital, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The driver is being charged in connection with a Monday crash on State Highway 48 near Marine Way Road in Brownsville. The crash caused the death of Cameron County Precinct 1 Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia.
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A previous DPS news release said Garcia was at the scene getting ready to leave after assisting DPS troopers with another crash at the same location when his vehicle was rear-ended by a white Chevrolet Silverado.
Garcia was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The unidentified driver of the Silverado vehicle was transported to Valley Baptist Hospital in Brownsville with non-life-threatening injuries, where he remains under custodial arrest, DPS stated.
A previous DPS release said the driver of the Chevrolet admitted to being distracted while looking at his phone and driving.
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