Authorities Charge Texas Woman Accused of Supplying Alcohol to Teen Killed in Deadly Crash

A Texas teenager recently died in a car crash after a 30-year-old Texas woman allegedly provided him with alcohol.

The woman, identified as Jessica Moncallo, was arrested and booked into Dawson County Jail on May 11, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release on May 12.

According to the release, Jessica Moncallo was arrested on May 11 by the Texas Highway Patrol for providing alcohol to a 16-year-old driver who died in a single-vehicle crash on April 15 on County Road 18.

After the crash, authorities reported that the teen had a blood alcohol content of 0.081.

"DPS would like to remind the public that purchasing or furnishing alcohol to a minor is a serious offense that can have tragic, life-altering consequences," the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

The statement added: "In addition to placing lives at risk, individuals who provide alcohol to a minor may face additional criminal penalties. If it is determined at trial that the furnishing of alcohol contributed to a crash or incident resulting in serious bodily injury or death, the individual responsible could face state jail felony charges."

Additional details about the case were not released. The case remains under investigation by the Texas Highway Patrol.

Authorities frequently warn about underage drinking and impaired driving. A related incident recently occurred in New York City when a suspected drunk man killed two others after driving into a group of pedestrians.

According to the New York Police Department, cited by The New York Post, the incident unfolded at around 6 p.m. at 996 Amsterdam Ave. between West 109th Street and Cathedral Avenue, when a man crashed into a parked grey Volkswagen and a brown minivan before he rammed into five men, two of whom died.

"He was basically crushed between the parking post and the black Mercedes," a 65-year-old witness, David Lawrence, stated, recalling the incident. "It was unsettling, truly unsettling. It looked like a Halloween set-up. Just his head and his arms were completely disfigured."

The victims included a 46-year-old doorman and a 35-year-old father of triplets.

"He just got an apartment downtown. Everything was going well for his life. He’s gonna be missed, man. He’s gonna be missed by many. To lose him like this was something so reckless," the 35-year-old's best friend Zubosqui Garcia, stated according to the outlet.

Another witness, identified as a retired EMT, who attempted to give CPR to a victim following the incident, stated:

"I am just yelling, 'Back up, back up! I'm an EMT, I'm trying to help! Someone help me to hold his head and call 911!'" said Diaz. "These are all people from our neighborhood."

The man, who was later identified as Elvin Suarez of Morningside Heights, has been charged with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and one count of DWI, the outlet stated.

Suarez was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where his blood was tested for alcohol.