Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

• Camilo Morejon is accused of killing three people in a drunk driving accident
• In a video, minutes before the accident, Morejon says «I drive better drunk!» while drinking beer
• Leosvekya González Almenares, Morejon’s partner and who appears in the video, is one of his victims

Camilo Morejon was arrested for causing an accident in Houston, Texas while driving drunk, causing three deaths and one serious injury.

Camilo Morejon, 47, was detained by agents

of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) charged with three counts of intoxication homicide.

The accident Morejon is accused of occurred on Sunday, October 25, at 7:53 a.m., on Farmers Road 529 and the intersection of Fairview Street in northwest Houston.

Camilo Morejon Ordaz, his full name, is the protagonist of a video that one of his victims uploaded to his Facebook page at 7:47 in the morning, six minutes before the accident, where he is seen drinking beer while driving.

«I drive better taken!», Says Morejon and who, according to the legal documents of the case, is an immigrant from Cuba in the United States.

In addition to the three counts of intoxication homicide, Morejon faces one more count of aggravated intoxication assault for the injuries sustained by the person still in the hospital.

However, if the person now torn between life and death were to pass away, Morejon could face one more charge of intoxication homicide.

He Texas State Penal Code details that the charge of intoxication homicide It is punishable by up to 20 years in prison for which, to this day, Morejon already faces the possibility of spending 60 years in prison.

Camilo Morejon is already detained in jail awaiting his first hearing before Judge Jesse McClure, of the 339th Criminal District Court in Harris County.

Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

In the annals of criminal history of recent years in Houston, Texas, there is no recollection of a person who caused three deaths and just moments earlier bragged about his alleged ability to drive drunk.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.

Even the prosecutors of the Vehicular Crimes Division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office They are upset and surprised by the seriousness of the case against Camilo Morejon Ordaz.

The nearly two-minute video was uploaded by the woman as a Facebook Live broadcast. The last words of the girl were: «I’m going to finish the video because I already see everything double!». Six minutes later she was already dead.

The legal documents of the case, consulted by MundoHispánico in Texas, they give details of the misfortune that has befallen several Hispanic families in Houston.

Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

At 7:53 am, the HCSO agents were ordered to report to a gas station marked 12200 Farmers Road 529 where there was a serious accident.

The first officer to arrive at the scene stated in his report that he found a damaged silver 2012 Honda Civic in the front, as well as a black 2006 Ford F 150 truck struck from the side and overturned.

According to witnesses, the Honda Civic, driven by Camilo Morejon, was speeding on the street when the Ford F150 truck left the gas station and the car hit it with such force that it threw it forward.

Pedro Martínez, the driver of the truck, was seriously injured after the hit and was taken to a hospital in northeast Houston, where he is still in critical condition.

Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

The Cuban Leosvekya González Almenares, the sentimental partner of Camilo Morejon and who was the one who uploaded the video, was also killed at the scene by the force of the coup.

Massel Rodríguez and Ricardo Rodríguez-Tamayo also died from the impact between the Honda Civic and the Ford F150 pickup. However, the authorities do not specify in which of the two cars each was. The nationalities of the two are also not revealed in the legal documents of the case.

Camilo Morejon, who suffered minor injuries, was taken to the Houston Healthcare Northwest Cypress clinic, where blood samples were taken and he had a blood alcohol level of 0.168. The officers note that the detainee voluntarily agreed to have the blood sample taken.

In Texas, the maximum limit for driving with alcohol in the blood is 0.08, so Morejon was more than twice as alcoholic as allowed by law. Based on that, the man was charged with the three intoxication homicides and the count of aggravated assault due to intoxication.

Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

According to forensic expert reports from the HCSO Vehicle Crime Detectives, the speed at which Morejon was driving in his Honda Civic was 90 miles per hour, in an area where the maximum limit is 45 miles per hour.

One of the agents who questioned Camilo Morejon at the scene of the accident stated that when the man gave his statement, he could detect a strong smell of alcohol on his breath.

The medical situation of Pedro Martínez, the man who was driving the Ford F150 truck that Morejon struck, is critical.

In their report to the judge, the doctors revealed that the man has internal brain bleeding and several broken bones in various parts of the body. Due to his critical condition, the doctors decided to keep him in an induced coma until he recovers while fighting to save his life.

Texas: Camilo Morejon bragged about drunk driving and killed 3 people

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