Mariah Enriquez Dead, Hugo Lara Arrested after Wrong-Way DUI Crash on Queen Isabella Causeway [Port Isabel, TX]
20-Year-Old Woman Pronounced Dead after DUI Collision on State Route 100
PORT ISABEL, TX (June 12, 2024) – Sunday, Mariah Enriquez died, and Hugo Lara was arrested after a DUI crash on Queen Isabella Causeway.
The incident happened just before 2:00 a.m., on Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway on June 2nd.
Officers say Lara was driving a white 2023 Ford F-150 west in the eastbound lanes of State Route 100. As a result, the Ford struck an oncoming 2008 red Kia passenger sedan, driven by Enriquez.
Medics arrived and pronounced 20-year-old Enriquez dead, due to the extent of her injuries.
Following preliminary investigations, police arrested 48-year-old Hugo Ernesto Lara and charged him with intoxication manslaughter. At 9:38 a.m., officials arraigned Lara at the Cameron County Jail, setting his bond at $350,000.
Our deepest condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of Mariah Desiree Enriquez.
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