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Woman charged in death of San Antonio cyclist faces $20 million lawsuit - and so does unknown bar
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Samantha Leigh Castillo is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Beatrice Gonzalez, 44, who was hit by a car while she rode her bicycle in April. Castillo and the bar where she is alleged to have been drinking now are defendants in a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit./
A 24-year old San Antonio woman charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of a bicyclist in April now faces a wrongful death lawsuit.
The children of Beatrice “Bea” Gonzalez, 44, are seeking damages of at least $20 million from the driver accused of causing her death, Samantha Leigh Castillo, and the “Unknown Bar X” that served alcohol to Castillo before the accident, according to the lawsuit.
Beatrice Gonzalez was killed in a suspected DWI crash while she was riding her bicycle on North St. Mary s Street. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A $20 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a St. Mary’s Street bar and a patron who is accused of driving drunk before police said she hit and killed a 47-year-old mother of two who was riding her bicycle.
According to the lawsuit, 24-year-old Samantha Castillo “had become intoxicated” at ‘Unknown Bar X’ on April 7 before she drove at a high rate of speed over a curb in front of Central Catholic High School in the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Street, striking Beatrice Gonzalez.