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<\/p>\nCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Two years ago, Roman and Rosi Perez left a birthday party for Rosi\u2019s daughters \u2014 and never came home. The couple was riding with the Calavera Motorcycle Club on Airline Road when a truck made a left turn in front of their motorcycle. Roman and Rosi were both killed.<\/p>\n
The driver, Carmen Guevara, was drunk. The investigation that followed left Roman\u2019s mother, Letty Perez, with questions she says remain unanswered.<\/p>\n
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Police initially reported that Guevara \u2014 whose blood alcohol content was 0.11 \u2014 made a left turn into a private driveway in front of Roman\u2019s motorcycle.<\/p>\n
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Guevara was booked into Nueces County Jail and charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter.<\/p>\n
The crash report also noted Roman\u2019s blood alcohol level was 0.15 \u2014 above the legal limit.<\/p>\n
As the case developed, KRIS 6 obtained documents sent to the District Attorney that would change the direction of the case. Two independent experts examined surveillance video from a nearby Whataburger and reached consistent conclusions.<\/p>\n
The first \u2014 Ricardo Palacios, a retired DPS sergeant hired by the defense \u2014 calculated the motorcycle was traveling between 58 and 68 miles per hour in a 35 mile-per-hour zone. He also concluded the motorcycle\u2019s headlight appeared to be off at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
The second \u2014 Sgt. C.J. Villarreal of the DPS State Crash Reconstruction Team, working independently with the district attorney\u2019s office \u2014 reviewed the same video and reached the same conclusions. Villarreal calculated the motorcycle was traveling between 59 and 64 miles per hour. After reviewing the video nearly 50 to 60 times, he concluded the headlight did not appear to be on, making the motorcycle difficult to see in the dark.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the DA, Villarreal wrote that had the motorcycle been traveling the speed limit, the crash likely would not have happened.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Granberry told KRIS 6 that based on both expert findings, he could not pursue charges of intoxication manslaughter against Carmen Guevara.<\/p>\n
Instead, he offered Guevara a plea deal. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DWI. She was sentenced to 180 days and received credit for time already served.<\/p>\n
For Letty Perez, the outcome raises questions \u2014 including about witness statements she says were never collected from members of the Calavera Motorcycle Club who were at the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what happened to the statements that were given by the six other Calaveras?,\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were never given. They were never taken. The detective never made time to contact these Calaveras to complete the investigation the proper way, no. They want me to do that. They want me to contact these Calaveras and tell them y\u2019all need to step up and do y\u2019all\u2019s part,\u201d said Perez.<\/p>\n
Those are claims KRIS 6 has not been able to independently verify. What the documents do show is that the DA relied on two experts \u2014 one hired by the defense, one from the state \u2014 who both pointed to the motorcycle\u2019s speed and missing headlight as contributing factors.<\/p>\n
Perez said, \u201cI have to accept what I have to accept. I pray to God she\u2019s right with God. Because she will be judged. And I can\u2019t judge her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perez tells me, she was grateful she was able to spend 10 hours with her son before he passed away. Describing the painful moment she recounts daily.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo parent should bury their kid. I tell everybody, appreciate what you have. Because you don\u2019t know when it\u2019s gonna be your last time. Nobody\u2019s promised tomorrow. Nobody is, and I tell my kids daily, we\u2019re not promised tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. Perez\u2019s message to anyone who drinks and drives: Don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Roman left behind a son and daughter. Rosi left behind three daughters.<\/p>\n
KRIS6 reached out to Guevara’s lawyer for comment on her plea deal. They did not get back to us. <\/p>\n
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