SAN ANTONIO — According to official records, a driver is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after a newborn baby died in a Christmas Eve wreck involving a 22-year-old pregnant woman.
The incident occurred on NW 38th Street and Amires Place around 8:30 p.m. Friday night.
Officials say a white 2003 Cadillac Escalade driving northbound on NW 38th Street passed a stop sign and crashed into a black 2003 GMC Sierra that was driving eastbound on Amires Place.
The crash caused the GMC Sierra to go across the intersection and into a two-foot wall on the corner of the intersection, according to police.
All passengers of the GMC Sierra were transported to the hospital.
The driver of the GMC Sierra suffered minor injuries. The woman, who was in the passenger seat, was also injured, and underwent surgery immediately upon being transported to the hospital as doctors tried to save her baby, the affidavit stated.
The baby was placed on breathing support until she eventually died on Dec. 26.
The suspect, 23-year-old Gerardo Said Zuniga Lozano, also faces charges of intoxication assault.