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Three Houston Teens Dead after Drunk Driver Runs Red Light

Three teenagers are dead after a collision that happened when a drunk driver ran a red light and slammed into the SUV in which they were traveling.

There were seven teens riding in an SUV when the accident happened.  Sajan Timalshina, 25, is accused of running a red light at a northeast Houston intersection and crashing into the teens’ SUV.

None of the seven passengers in the SUV was wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred.  As a result, two teens were thrown from the vehicle when the crash happened and a third died of her injuries.

The teens who were thrown from the SUV include Avianca Cortez, 13, and Rashaunda Raleigh, 17.  Both died at the scene of the crash.  The third fatality was Detrihanna Davis, 13, who died from her injuries at the hospital later that night.

The driver who was accused of causing the accident refused to give a blood sample to police.  Houston police officers instead took a mandatory sample.  Experts estimate that the suspect’s BAC was between 0.127 and 0.162 when he slammed into the teens’ SUV.  This is significantly higher than the legal BAC limit in Texas of 0.08.

As a result, Timalshina was charged with three counts of intoxication manslaughter.  A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

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