Mandi Garza, 26, and one man killed in alleged DWI crash on Interstate 10 in San Antonio on July 19.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:37am
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 18, 2014

26-year-old passenger died in DWI crash

Manuel Martinez-Chavarria, 29, the man driving the pickup, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the passenger killed in a DWI crash early Saturday as Mandi Garza, 26.

Garza was in a Chevrolet Malibu that was hit by a Ford F150 pickup at about 2 a.m. in the 1700 block of Interstate 10, north of downtown, authorities said.

The man driving the Malibu has not been identified pending notification of next of kin.
Manuel Martinez-Chavarria, 29, the man driving the pickup, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Police said Martinez-Chavarria plowed into the driver's side of the Malibu, which was sitting stationary in its lane after hitting a concrete wall on the highway. Other drivers were slowing down around the Malibu, police said.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Mandi Garza
Manuel Martinez-Chavarria
Roadway: 
Interstate 10

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