TRUCK CRASHES INTO HOME CRITICALLY INJURING A BABY | Dallas, Texas Personal Injury Attorney Blog

David Chacon (19) of Houston is being charged with a felony charge for Intoxication Assault and a felony charge for Failure to Stop and Render Aid after running a stop sign and then crashing his pickup into a home and critically injuring 4-month-old Elizabeth Cedillo, who was sleeping in a front room at her home at the time of the incident. Both charges are third-degree felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Police have not indicated how or where David Chacon, a “minor” would have obtained the alcohol.

The latest information on Elizabeth Cedillo’s condition is that she was on life support Monday at a Houston hospital. Prosecutors say that they will upgrade the charges to Intoxication Manslaugher if Elizabeth dies from her injuries.

Sadly, cases such as this where a suspected drunk driver loses control and crashes into a home or a business and seriously injures or kills someone are not uncommon. For example:

Michael Bentley, 21, of Roanoke, was killed in February of 2009 when a 20-year-old Grapevine man crashed into a sign at First Presbyterian Church of Grapevine. The crash occurred on a Sunday night as the driver of a 2006 Ford Focus lost control of the Ford Focus he was driving, and it flipped before hitting the church sign. The driver was held by Grapevine police suspicion of intoxication manslaughter.

In April of 2008, SMU student China Stone was lying on her sofa when Brian Adams, a neighbor, drove his SUV through the front entrance of Stone’s residence. The crash threw Stone’s body from the sofa and pinned Stone against the wall. Stone was hospitalized as a result of the incident while police arrested Mr. Adams for suspicion of intoxication assault.

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