A Houston mother is facing murder charges after crashing her vehicle, killing her 4-year-old daughter, and injuring four other children.
According to the Harris County sheriff’s deputies, the woman, identified as 25-year-old Rosalia Sanchez, was returning home after a baby shower party when the vehicle crashed in the 4200 block of E. Sam Houston Parkway N., in Houston at around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14.
Sanchez’s vehicle collided with a traffic signal device and a concrete barrier wall before coming to a halt in the southbound service road near Woodforest, deputies said.
Five children, ranging in age between 2-years-old and 10-years-old, were in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Sanchez’s 4-year-old daughter suffered critical injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The other four injured children were taken to Texas Children’s Hospital, KPRC reported.
Responding officers reported that Sanchez showed signs of intoxication following the crash.
She was initially charged with driving while intoxicated with a child passenger and intoxication assault, according to the news station.
However, her charges were upgraded to felony murder after her child was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Sanchez’s bond was set at $75,000.
Gonzalez also tweeted that the deceased child was unrestrained and possibly sitting on the lap of another child.
It is believed the other children also belong to the accused driver, the outlet reported.
This is an ongoing investigation and no further details were revealed at the time of this writing.
In a similar but unrelated incident, a Mason mother of five was killed after a Tesla she was traveling in overturned and caught on fire near an elementary school.
On Nov. 8 morning, Christine Corder was driving her 2021 Tesla Model Y near Merwin elementary school in Clermont County, Ohio, when it overturned after going off the side of the road.
The Tesla was completely destroyed, killing Corder.
Captain Mike Masterson of Pierce Township Fire Department said that the electric car made it difficult for firefighters to extinguish the fire.
"What what we're finding with this one is the batteries are shorting out on us, and they just keep generating heat and keep reigniting," he said.
The exact cause of the crash is unclear at this time, however, some locals said speeding is a problem in the area.
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