INVADER NEWS: Venezuelan Migrant Charged with Killing 7-Year-Old Ivory Smith in Texas Drunk Driving Crash; Bond Set for Man Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter After Crash that Killed 7-Year-Old, Critically Injured Her Mother
Venezuelan Migrant Charged with Killing 7-Year-Old Ivory Smith in Texas Drunk Driving Crash:
A Venezuelan migrant is accused of killing 7-year-old Ivory Smith and severely injuring her mother, Christina Quainoo, in a drunk driving crash in Harris County, Texas, last weekend.
Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, a 41-year-old Venezuelan national, was arrested on Dec. 1 by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and charged with felony intoxicated vehicular manslaughter after allegedly causing a crash that killed Ivory Smith and left her mother critically injured.
Ivory’s family has set up a GoFundMe to help raise money for her family.
“Ivory brought so much light into our lives in her short time with us, and we will forever cherish the joy and love she gave so freely,” the GoFundMe reads. “As we navigate this profound loss, we are also facing the difficult reality of seeking justice for Ivory.”
According to police, Chacin allegedly ran a red light and hit Quainoo’s vehicle. Ivory was killed in the crash and Quainoo was critically injured.
Investigators said that instead of helping Quainoo or providing potentially life-saving aid to Ivory, Chacin got out of his vehicle and started taking photos of the crash. —>READ MORE HERE
Bond set for man charged with intoxication manslaughter after crash that killed 7-year-old, critically injured her mother
Ivory Smith was killed early Sunday when the suspect’s vehicle ran a red light and crashed into her family’s car on Bammel N. Houston near Beltway 8, Pct. 4 said.
A man charged with intoxication manslaughter in a deadly weekend crash in northwest Houston faced a judge on Tuesday while the family of a little girl faces Christmas without her.
A Harris County judge set bond for Joel Gonzalez Chacin, 41, at $150,000.
Relatives of 7-year-old Ivory Smith packed the courtroom for Chacin’s bond hearing. They’re still trying to process the unimaginable grief of losing the little girl who was such a bright light.
“She is the light of everybody, the center of everybody’s life,” Ivory’s aunt, Sharonda Collins, told us. “She was just full of life, a lot of personality.”
According to Precinct 4, Chacin was drunk when he ran a red light on Bammel North Houston Road near Sam Houston Parkway around 2 a.m. on Sunday, December 1. They say he slammed into a car killing Ivory and critically injuring her mother.
Collins said her sister underwent surgery yesterday but the emotional wounds will never heal.
“She’s not good, she lost her only child. She’s never gonna be good anymore. Her life has changed, our lives have changed, our kids’ lives have changed.”
Precinct 4 investigators said Chacin “displayed multiple signs of intoxication” at the scene. They said instead of trying to help the victims, Chacin got out of his car and started taking photos of the scene. —>READ MORE HERE