17-year-old charged with intoxication manslaughter in Far East Dallas crash
10:13 PM CDT on Sunday, March 16, 2008
By MARISSA ALANIS / The Dallas Morning News
A 17-year-old who didn't have a driver's license was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter after he crashed his car into another vehicle early Sunday, killing an 18-year-old man in Far East Dallas.
Ramon Gutierrez Morales
Ramon Gutierrez Morales of Dallas was speeding on North Buckner Boulevard near Ferguson Road about 3 a.m. when he struck a car carrying four people, according to a police report.
The impact killed German Pirchado, who was sitting in the second car's back seat, according to the Dallas County medical examiner's office.
The police report says Mr. Morales tried to run away, but a witness to the crash detained him until officers arrived. They smelled alcohol and found spilled beer inside his Crown Victoria, according to the report.
Mr. Morales and the driver of the second car, whose identity wasn't available, were taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Later, Mr. Morales was jailed, with bail set at $50,000. He also faces misdemeanor charges for not having insurance and driving without a license.
He has been flagged for immigration review because he may be living in the country illegally, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
Ernesto Rodriguez, the victim's brother-in-law, said Mr. Pirchado was a construction worker who was saving money to return home to the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende.
He said Mr. Pirchado and his friends were returning home from a party when the accident happened.
"He didn't usually like to get out in the nighttime," Mr. Rodriguez said. "He didn't want to get in trouble or anything like that."
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