Family of man killed by alleged drunk driver on Christmas Eve seeks justice
Andrew Alaquinez remembers his brother, David, as a loving father who enjoyed dancing and making friends with everyone. Author: Zack Briggs Updated: 10:57 PM CST December 27, 2020
SAN ANTONIO The family of 23-year-old David Alaquinez is grieving just days after he died due to an alleged drunk wrong-way driver.
Alaquinez was one of two people killed on Christmas Eve around 3 a.m. off Southeast Loop 410 following two separate crashed involving the same intoxicated wrong-way driver. The other victim was 33-year-old Jay Mejia.
The early-morning phone call came on Christmas Eve.
Victim identified in fatal car crash
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A second victim who was one of two men killed by an alleged drunken driver on Christmas Eve was identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.Ken Branca
SAN ANTONIO - A man killed in one of two deadly Christmas Eve accidents that police said were caused by the same alleged drunken driver was identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner s Office.
David Alaquinez, 23, was driving east in the 10500 block of Southeast Loop 410 at about 2:45 a.m. when a vehicle driving the wrong way approached him head on, investigators said.
Alaquinez managed to avoid the wrong-way driver, identified as 26-year-old Alejandro Montoya Rodriguez, but then drove underneath an 18-wheeler, San Antonio police said.
SAPD: Two people killed in separate crashes caused by same wrong-way driver
SAPD said the wrong-way driver and his passenger got out of the vehicle before it caught on fire.
Credit: Mejia family Published: 10:59 AM CST December 24, 2020 Updated: 11:02 PM CST December 26, 2020
SAN ANTONIO Two people are dead after separate car crashes were caused by the same wrong-way driver, the San Antonio Department Police said.
The incident happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday in the 11500 block of Southeast Loop 410.
Police said the wrong-way driver, who authorities said was intoxicated, was driving a silver 2014 Mazda with a passenger inside. The driver was moving westbound on the eastbound lanes.