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A Texas soldier's alleged drunk driving near an engaged mates dormant successful a horrific car crash.
Juan Francisco Del Valle Ferrer, 23, told constabulary helium had 'a lot' of alcohol astatine a gender reveal enactment earlier the fatal collision that killed Dalia Olivas, 28, and her fiancé, Rick Ballard, 29.
The mates was driving successful eastbound El Paso when Del Valle Ferrer slammed his Honda HR-V into their Mercedes, causing their car to rotation retired of power and clang into a rod connected Saturday nighttime astatine 11.37pm.
Ballard was ejected from the car, but his close limb was severed disconnected and inactive wrong the vehicle. He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
Olivas died aft she was taken to the hospital.
Dalia Olivas, 28, and her fiancé, Rick Ballard, 29 were killed by a drunk operator connected Saturday night
Juan Francisco Del Valle Ferrer, 23, was drunk driving location from a sex uncover enactment erstwhile helium crashed into the couple
Del Valle Ferrer's information is unknown, but the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said everyone progressive suffered from 'serious injuries.'
When constabulary arrived astatine the gory scene, they noticed the Army subordinate smelled similar intoxicant and saw helium was inactive wearing a bluish wristband from the party, according to the affidavit obtained by KFOX14.
Fort Bliss Army basal officials identified Del Valle Ferrer arsenic 1 of their ain connected Wednesday.
'The Fort Bliss enactment is profoundly saddened by this calamity and its interaction connected the El Paso community,' Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor said successful a statement.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those progressive successful the accident.'
Diana Villalobos, Olivas' sister, wrote connected a GoFundMe page: 'Dalia was taken from america successful a devastating mishap astatine the intersection of Rojas and Eastlake. She was afloat of beingness and had a bosom of gold, touching everyone astir her.'
Olivas and Ballard were readying connected getting joined and starting their beingness unneurotic successful Florida, ABC7 reported.
Ballard and Olivas were engaged and readying connected starting their beingness unneurotic successful Florida
Olivas was a precocious schoolhouse English teacher and precocious near her presumption due to the fact that of her plans to wed and determination successful with Ballard
The bride-to-be was a precocious schoolhouse English teacher who precocious near her presumption due to the fact that of her moving plans.
Ballard had already moved to Florida, according to a GoFundMe page organized by his sister, Vivian McCandless.
He grew up successful El Paso and returned to sojourn Olivas and his different loved ones erstwhile helium died.
After graduating precocious school, Ballard joined the Navy and traveled the world. McCandless wrote helium was 'working hard to physique a beingness for himself.'
The GoFundMe pages person raised implicit $15,000 each.
Del Valle Ferrer has been charged with 2 counts of intoxication manslaughter and volition beryllium arrested aft helium is released from the hospital.
Police arrived astatine the country of the gut-wrenching crash, successful which Ballard's limb was severed off
Ballard had moved to Florida, but came backmost to El Paso to sojourn Olivas connected the time they were killed
After the senseless deaths, Taylor said the Fort Bliss Army station is 'committed to a robust operator acquisition programme focused connected liable driving habits that begins the archetypal week Soldiers get to Fort Bliss.'
He added: 'We volition proceed predominant information checks crossed the installation to promote harmless driving practices and beforehand ridesharing opportunities.
'We stay engaged with assemblage leaders and section instrumentality enforcement to amended the information of the Fort Bliss and El Paso communities.'
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