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Man pleads guilty in Norfolk DUI car accident, death
Posted on May 12, 2009
A man accused of causing a single car crash in Norfolk when he was driving under the influence of alcohol has pled guilty. The accident led to the death of his brother, a passenger in the Ford Explorer.
In early August the driver, Fredy Alvarado-Gonzales, 21, lost control of the Explorer when he tried to pass a car on the 3900 block of Cape Henry Avenue. As a result, the Explorer rolled over several times, ejected the passenger, and crashed into a home located on Hemlock Avenue.
The driver’s brother, Selim A. Alvarado-Gonzales, 22, was killed when he was thrown from the rolling vehicle and crushed beneath it when it landed on top of him. The driver originally denied driving the vehicle but later confessed.
Witnesses had seen the brothers buying beer before the wreck, and the driver admitted to drinking a few hours before the crash. Tests revealed that Alvarado-Gonzales had a BAC of 0.18, more than twice the legal limit in Virginia.
As a result of pleading guilty to killing his brother in the crash, Alvarado-Gonzales was sentenced to six months in jail and an additional suspended sentence of four years and six months. In addition the driver will remain incarcerated until a federal decision is made about his immigration status.
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