Young Woman Dies in Car Crash, Driver Charged

A young woman died as a result of a road traffic accident over the weekend. It happened on Saturday morning between miles seventeen and eighteen on the Philip Goldson Highway. The victim is nineteen-year-old Denia Rowland. The Ford Ranger pickup truck was being driven at the time by twenty-year-old Oscar Galindo, who reportedly lost control, causing it to flip several times. Investigators believe he was under the influence of alcohol and speeding. A.C.P. Hilberto Romero provided an update. 

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“Investigation revealed that she was riding inside this pickup truck being driven at the time by Oscar Galindo, twenty years when Galindo lost control of the vehicle. It overturned and she was flown out of the vehicle. An investigation was carried out and as a result, Oscar Galindo has been arrested and charged for the crimes of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, drove motor vehicle without due care or attention, and drove motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit.”

 

Hipolito Novelo

“Was he speeding?”

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero

“The information regarding, yes he was speeding and alcohol was involved.”