WACO, Texas – Police have identified and arrested an 18-year-old driver of a Chrysler 300 involved in an April car-motorcycle crash that resulted in the deaths of two.
Sergio Alejandro Almendarez was arrested this week and charged with two counts of manslaughter, Waco police said in a news release.
The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday near the 3900 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
It happened when Almendarez attempted a U-turn, hitting a motorcyclist and their passenger riding on a 2006 Suzuki, according to police.
Killed were 28-year-old driver Aaron Neason and 26-year-old passenger Leslie Rogers, police said.
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UPDATE
WACO, Texas — Waco police have identified the driver and passenger who died in a motorcycle crash late Sunday.
Killed were 28-year-old driver Aaron Neason and 26-year-old passenger Leslie Rogers, Waco police said.
The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday near the 3900 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
It happened after another driver attempted a U-turn.
ORIGINAL STORY
The Waco Police Department is investigating a fatal crash.
Around 9:06 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched near the 3900 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd on reports of a fatal crash, according to the Waco Police Department.
Upon arrival, officers said they learned of a driver of a Chrysler 300 who had attempted to make a U-turn on North MLK Jr. Blvd
Officers said at that moment, the driver hit a motorcyclist and their passenger riding on a 2006 Suzuki.
Waco police said the motorcycle driver was pronounced dead on the scene and their passenger was transported to a local hospital where they later succumbed to their injuries.
An investigation into this incident remains active and ongoing.
At this time, no criminal charges have been filed, Waco police said.
