And I am here as Chief of Police
for the Bronx Police Department,
Felix Felix Salsata,
SAUCEDA, Brownsville, TX.
And I am here to deliver a brief
on the tragic event that took
place within our city yesterday.
Since the investigation is ongo,
our objective is to provide youa
better understanding about what
occurred as we currently understand it.
Yesterday morning at
8:29 AM, we received
multiple calls for service.
In regards to a major crash on
the 600 block of Minnesota Rd.
Upon arrival, officers found multiple
casualties and several injured.
Officers also found a Gray SUV h
heavy damage and a driver on sc.
Through the investigation,
it was found that the SUV ran a red light,
lost control, flip on its site d
struck a total of 18 individual.
It was further found that there
were six fatalities on scene
and 12 critically injured.
From then and now fatalities have grown to 8.
Investigation also revealed
that the driver of the vehicle,
later identified as George
Alvarez November 9th 1988,
had attempted to flee the scene
after impact but was held down
by several individuals on scene.
Investigation also revealed
that the driver of the vehicle,
I'm sorry George Alvarez,
is a Bronzo local with
an extensive rap sheet.
He has been formally charged and arraigned
with eight counts of manslaught,
10 counts of aggravators,
assault with a deadly weapon.
He has received bonds totaling 6
million and we have his pictured
record of various previous arrests as
we will display to you all right now.
I
want to thank my men and women serving
who have worked and continue to process
the scene, the very tragic scen.
I'd also like to thank and acknowledge
our Bronzeville Fire Department
for attending to the critically
injured our District Attorney, .
Science, our Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Oliver Rich Sack, San Antonio Division.
Marcus Joaquin ASAC San Antonio Division,
Victor Stallone. Rd.
for DPS and multiple other agens
for their unwavered assistance
throughout the tragic event.
I'd also like to thank multiple individuals
that have reached out and supported us,
starting with our city leaders,
City Management, County Judge,
State Reps Erin Gomez, Janie Lo,
Senator Lamantia, Senator Corny,
and Governor Greg Greg Abbott.
Brussel is a proud, resilient c.
We will continue to best serve
our community as we mourn and
continue our investigation.
We will work with our network ad
supports to ensure reunification
efforts and victim assistance is
made available to all affected.
We have established contact
with Venezuelan officials and
will continue to work with them.
Thank you.
Any questions? Are they all from
Venezuela? From what we know, several are.
We are waiting on formal toxicoy
reports there a motive that you
can talk about. None at this po.
Several of the witnesses that sd
that he was cursing at them and
saying that if they were invade,
we have nothing to validate that
this point someone from this side chief
the city Brownsville has a lot f
migrants walking around the sidewalks
streets right now. What's the cy
doing to keep them in safe places like?
So we have a process and play for that,
but this press conference is for
the tragedy that we are still
investigating. At this point,
how were you able to rule out tt
this was not intentional? It sos
like you're saying we lost cont.
We have not ruled that out, Sir.
It is an ongoing investigation.
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So it is an ongoing investigati.
And yes, absolutely charges can
change and charges can be added.
But he was arraigned today for Reckless.
That is correct, yes. Can
I just quickly ask about the victims?
Can you talk about the process f
idea and have you identified the
nationalities beyond just Venez?
Are all of them migrants?
And what is the process been li,
reaching out to family?
So it has been a very tiresome process,
but one that we are deeply commd
to doing and accomplishing.
We are working with the
Venezuelan government right now.
And we have also reached
out to other embassies.
Go ahead, Sir. Where is he being
kept right now? And he's in anye
of special cell or anything like
that here in our facility?
No, no special cell. Yes, ma'am.
Once again, this conference
is about the tragedy that
we continue to investigate.
We have two more questions,
please, Sir. Go ahead.
Yes, Sir. Yes, Sir. Absolutely.
Sense of the injury, Sir,
if you can, you know, let us kn.
Some of the videos and I saw a person,
you know, it's like we're missig
limbs on and told you they
have videos. What what does
the police market mean?
Absolutely. So there are various very
critical injuries and of course there
was fatalities out of there at the scene
and we unfortunately continue to have
a scaling of your word of fatals
unfortunately and for the publi,
right any and all videos,
any and all statements, any and.
Whatever it is that you know that can help
us collaborate and bring this investigation,
you know to A to an end,
please reach out to us.
As you all know,
we have a very robust social mea
platform and so please reach out to us.
Last question,
last question.
Yes, more about the victims.
Are they all men? And about Mr.
Alvarez himself that he seems
sober and what if police offices
encounter when he was there?
So at this point, I can confirmt
they were all males that we kno.
And beyond that, we have to
wait for official reports.
Thank you all so much for for being here.