ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The household of the driving force accused of crashing right into a meals truck and their prospects on Central are talking out now after a decide determined to maintain him in jail till his trial.
KOB 4 spoke with the household of Abraham Alvarez on Sunday. They are saying they do not agree with all the things that was stated in court docket.
The primary points they raised had been accusations that Alvarez was beneath the affect of medication when the crash occurred. The state continues to be awaiting the outcomes of a blood take a look at.
“To start with, I wish to apologize on behalf of my brother. He feels unhealthy that each one of this occurred and other people had been harm, and stuff like that. We wish to apologize for everybody who was harm and harm, it was loads,” stated Carlos Enriquez, Alvarez’s brother.
4 folks had been injured earlier this month when 18-year-old Abraham Alvarez’s automotive spun and crashed right into a line of individuals close to a meals truck on Central.
Police say he used to tug race, however his household has a unique story.
“Our little brother tells us he bought hit within the again and it spun him, and that is why he had an accident,” Enriquez stated.
They launched photographs of his automotive after the accident, stating that solely the passenger aspect is broken.
However none of that got here up in court docket final week. As an alternative, Alvarez’s legal professional targeted on two issues: he was cooperative and there’s no proof of intoxication.
Alvarez faces 4 counts of grievous bodily hurt by DWI. Officers testified they suspected he was intoxicated the evening of the crash, a cost his household denies.
“After I noticed they stated he was inebriated and medicines, I could not consider they had been saying that. And there was no blood work or take a look at to show he was on medication,” Enriquez stated.
Alvarez’s legal professional says it should not be the fees till they’ve proof.
“We are able to speculate what a blood draw is, what they might be hoping it can present or anticipating it to indicate, however there isn’t any proof right now of a breath card or blood draw,” stated Jordan Haddad, Alvarez’s legal professional.
If the blood take a look at comes again damaging, the fees shall be lowered to an aggravated battery. However the victims on this case say the injury has already been performed.
“We had been hit by Mr. Alvarez’s car,” stated Christine Gerhardt, a sufferer of the crash.
Gerhardt advised the decide that she and her husband had been on a date that evening. Whereas she was discharged from hospital with minor accidents, her husband continues to be in intensive care.
“10 damaged ribs, damaged jaw, damaged pelvis. He needed to say goodbye to his kids earlier than these procedures. He needed to signal on paper that I might be the individual making the medical selections on his behalf. So he needed to take care of his mortality in all of this,” Gerhardt stated.
Together with injuring each of them, the accident additionally totaled the {couples} automotive. So Gerhardt’s household created a GoFundMe web page to assist cowl their medical payments and purchase a brand new automotive.