Suspect Charged in Fatal SUV Crash at Texas Migrant Center

George Alvarez has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter, 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving after his car struck and killed eight migrants in Brownsville, Texas. The police are still investigating whether the crash was deliberate and whether Alvarez was intoxicated at the time. Alvarez has a record of numerous arrests on charges including driving while intoxicated, burglary of a vehicle, assault and theft among others. The police are investigating reports that Alvarez had yelled anti-immigration epithets at the group. Most of the people hit by the SUV were believed to be migrants from Venezuela.