Pablo Caldera-Quezada, Jusalet Caldera, and 18-month-old Citlaly Alverez Caldera killed and Caesar Chavez, 50, arrested after alleged drunk-driving collision at Lexco Road and Martinez Road in Moriarty, New Mexico
Man charged with vehicular homicide in drunk driving crash that killed three
Chavez was checked by Superior Ambulance and was taken to UNM Hospital. He was booked into Torrance County Detention Facility upon his release from the hospital.
Driver involved in fatal New Mexico crash: 'I was drunk'
In his first court appearance Monday, Chavez told the judge he had been driving drunk. Torrance County Sheriff Heath White says Chavez has two prior DWI convictions in New Mexico.
Man gets 18 years for fatal DWI crash in Moriarty
Judge Mercedes Murphy sentenced Chavez last week to 18 years. He faced 21 years.
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