The person accused of inflicting a crash that killed a household of three in Arizona in December 2022 has been indicted, the Maricopa County Legal professional’s Workplace introduced on Thursday.
Brian Alexander Torres-Perez, now 22, was indicted on three counts of manslaughter, which is a category two felony, within the crash that left Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb’s 22-year-old son, Cooper, useless.
Cooper’s fiancée, Caroline Patten, and their 11-month-old daughter have been additionally killed within the crash.
Patten, who was driving, was making a left flip at Elliot Highway and Cole Drive in Gilbert, Arizona, on Dec. 16, 2022, when Torres-Perez allegedly struck the household’s Toyota Corolla together with his Chevrolet Silverado, Gilbert police mentioned on the time.
Cooper and his toddler daughter have been pronounced useless on the scene, Gilbert police mentioned, whereas Patten died on the hospital almost every week later.
“This defendant’s reckless disregard for all times worn out a whole household,” mentioned Maricopa County Legal professional Rachel Mitchell. “After an intensive overview of the proof, it’s time for Torres-Perez to be held chargeable for his actions.”
Gilbert police submitted the case to the Maricopa County Legal professional’s Workplace in February 2023, citing extreme velocity, alcohol and different medicine as components within the crash.
Torres-Perez was driving roughly 70 mph – 25 mph over the velocity restrict – when he crashed into the household’s automobile, in accordance with a later report from Gilbert police. Blood samples collected from Torres-Perez additionally revealed a blood alcohol content material degree of .03 and the presence of THC.
Torres-Perez is within the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Workplace. He has a money bond of $150,000.
