Man held on intoxication manslaughter charge

Felipe Molina Escobedo, 44, of Dallas, right, is being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas, accused of intoxication manslaughter in the traffic death Monday of a Garland man.

He is being held on a $25,000 bond.

Manuel G. Trevino, 47, was identified by the Dallas County medical examiner's office.

Police said Trevino was killed Monday in collision between his motorcycle and the pickup truck driven by Escobedo. Trevino died 12 days away from his 48th birthday, according to records.

The incident was reported at 4:42 p.m. near the intersection of Munger Boulevard and Columbia Avenue, about a mile north of Fair Park, police said.

Trevino was riding a motorcycle east on Columbia when a gray Chevrolet S-10 pickup struck him, said Lt. Vernon Hale, police spokesman.

Hale said the driver of the pickup, later identified as Escobedo, "attempted to flee the scene and was apprehended by several good Samaritans 4-5 blocks away."

"The driver," he added, "was held by citizens until police arrived."

-- Bill Miller

Comments

[Panther]

Since Escobedo attempted to flee, I want to know his immigration status. With a bond that high, I'm sure he is an illegal alien. Why isn't the press forthcoming with that information? Hiding illegal aliens behind legal residents is hiding the truth about criminal aliens from the citizens.

[Toby]

I agree with Panther...what is Escobedo's citizenship status and why is the media not telling us this? It seems to me that the media is strongly pushing in favor of amnesty for illegals. They advertise (which is assisting in amassing numbers) when illegals will march or protest but there is never anything about those that hold a protest in opposition, until after the event to show the low turnout. (There is a rally Nov. 17, 2007, in Irving to support their efforts of enforcing immigration laws but has anyone heard about that on the news? http://www.gorena.org/rally/)