Blaine T. Boudreaux, 34, charged with intoxication manslaughter after crash that killed Joshua Medrano, 6, near Lockwood and East Freeway in Houston, Texas
HPD: Man charged in alcohol-related crash that killed 6-year-old
His identity is being withheld pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
DRIVER CHARGED IN STRING OF 3 CRASHES, 2 OF THEM DEADLY
Boudreaux is charged with failure to stop and render aid involving death, intoxication manslaughter and intoxicated assault
DA: Man charged in death of 6-year-old struck, killed homeless man on same day
The man charged in the alcohol-related crash that killed a 6-year-old is also connected to the hit-and-run death of a homeless man whose body was found the following day, the Harris County assistant district attorney said.
61-year-old man dead after being struck by hit-and-run driver, believed to be Blaine Boudreaux, 34, on Texas Spur 5 in southeast Houston, TX
Accident Data Center coverage of a related crash.
Man charged in deaths of boy, homeless man had DWI warrants in Louisiana
During the court hearing, prosecutors revealed that Boudreaux has two outstanding DWI warrants from Louisiana, including one from New Orleans he dropped, officials said.
HPD: Man charged in alcohol-related crash that killed 6-year-old
According to police, Boudreaux had been drinking before he got behind the wheel of his black Dodge 1500 pickup truck. He was traveling northbound in the 1400 block of Lockwood when he ran a red light at the intersection and struck Medrano's car.
Victim in wreck speaks out on fatal crashes
Questions about whether the Houston Police Department officer who responded to the wreck should have detained Boudreaux have been folded in to an internal affairs investigation into the actions of another officer, who responded to the first wreck tied to Boudreaux, said Chief Charles McClelland.
New charges filed against driver accused in four crashes, two of them deadly
Blaine Boudreaux was back in court Wednesday on new charges of intoxication manslaughter, failure to stop and render aid and DWI.
Family of boy killed in crash speaks out as DWI suspect faces new charges
Joshua Medrano's family says those officers dropped the ball."They should have done a better job, and we would have still had our nephew," says David Villanueva.The two officers that came in contact with Boudreaux before the fatal crashes and let him go are under investigation by HPD internal affairs.
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Houston Police say Blaine T. Boudreaux, 34, was driving a black Dodge 1500 pickup truck northbound in the 1400 block Lockwood around 6:10 p.m. Sunday when he ran a red light at the intersection at the East Freeway feeder road, striking a black Honda Civic. A 6-year-old identified as Joshua Medrano was a passenger in the Honda and was rushed to Texas Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital. Boudreaux was detained at the scene and subsequently charged with intoxication manslaughter.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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