{"id":479910,"date":"2026-10-29T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479910\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T02:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:00:13","slug":"man-sentenced-to-15-years-after-deadly-el-paso-new-years-day-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479910\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to 15 years after deadly El Paso New Year\u2019s Day crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) — A man in connection with a New Year’s Day crash that killed an 18-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years, according to a news release by the El Paso District Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n

Abel Garcia, 48, pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. Last month, Garcia rejected the state’s plea offer and changed attorneys during what was expected to be a plea hearing.<\/p>\n

\"Abel<\/p>\n

State District Judge Alyssa Perez sentenced Garcia and entered an affirmative deadly weapon finding, according to the DA’s Office.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Plea hearing takes unexpected turn in deadly El Paso New Year’s Day crash case\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The crash happened shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 at the intersection of Gateway North Boulevard and Sean Haggerty Drive.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined that Garcia ran a red light and T-boned a car driven by Angelique Diaz De Leon’s boyfriend. She died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Investigators drew a sample of Garcia’s blood, and testing revealed that his blood had an alcohol concentration of 0.139, above the legal limit of 0.08.<\/p>\n

“Angelique was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. While no sentence can undo the loss her family and Nicholas carry every day, we were determined to hold Mr. Garcia accountable without making them wait years for a resolution,” District Attorney James Montoya said.<\/p>\n

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