Drunk Driver Charged For Killing 19yo in Crash 

Police say that 53-year-old Gustavo Cardenas from Douglas Village caused the untimely death of 19-year-old Kristian Beaza. Baeza was killed on Sunday night near the San Roman junction on the Philip Goldson Highway in a road traffic accident.

Investigators say that Cardenas was drunk and driving without a license at the time of the crash.

Cardenas rear-ended Beaza’s motorcycle, launching him off the bike and onto the pavement, where he sustained multiple injuries that proved fatal. Beaza was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.Cardenas was charged with causing death by careless conduct and manslaughter by negligence. He also faces charges for driving without a license, driving under the influence, and failing to provide a specimen.

This is not Cardenas’ first fatal accident. In 2003, he was behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee that collided head-on with a van, killing two men, one of whom was police officer Lincoln Kellyman.