A Texas man accused of mowing down a group of pedestrians with his SUV near a Brownsville homeless shelter that attends to migrants has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter, police said on Monday.
Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda said at a press conference that the driver, identified as George Alvarez, 34, ran a red light, lost control of his vehicle, and hit 18 people as the SUV flipped it on its side.
Responding to a question from a reporter, Sauceda said authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the crash was intentional.
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