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Manslaughter charges for Houston pickup truck driver in baby’s death

Posted on May 29, 2010

A man whom police believe was drunk when he slammed his pickup truck into a Houston home is facing two third-degree felony charges. According to Harris County police, the man, David Chacon, 19, drove his Chevrolet Silverado through a stop sign on Satsuma.

Instead of turning as he should at the “T” intersection, he drove his truck up a residential driveway of a home in the 700 block of Coral. Baby Elizabeth Cedillo, 4 months, was sleeping in the home’s front room. She was rushed to the Hermann Memorial Hospital where she was put on life support.

Chacon fled the scene of the crash. He was later arrested at his home in the 7500 block of Satsuma.

Chacon was charged with intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid involving serious bodily injury. The manslaughter charge was premature, however, as baby Elizabeth was still alive when the charges were made.

Houston police corrected the charge, downgrading it to intoxication assault. However, Elizabeth later died and the intoxication manslaughter charges were reinstated.

The two third-degree felonies carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Chacon is currently in the Harris County jail. His bail is set at $30,000.

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