Trial in 2007 intoxication manslaughter case begins
Widow describes fatal crash
Author: Paul Venema, KSAT.com
Published On: Jan 25 2012 03:52:34 PM CST
SAN ANTONIO - Manuel Trujillo and his wife, Gloria, were selling tamales in December 2007 to make extra money for Christmas.
As they returned home at 2 a.m. on Dec. 22, their mini-van was struck head-on in the 12000 Block of Loop 1604 by a pick-up truck driven by Robert Maycott.
Speaking through an interpreter, Gloria Trujillo told the jury in Maycott's intoxication manslaughter trial that she remembers headlights coming their way.
“He was coming too fast," she testified.
Maycott, 25, was drunk, prosecutors told the jury as his trial began Wednesday morning. His blood alcohol was 0.15, according to Assistant District Attorney Charles “Chip” Rich, more than twice the legal limit.
James Stigers, who was travelling behind the couple’s vehicle, testified that he stopped when he saw the crash. He checked on the couple and then approached Maycott’s truck.
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