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Inset: Kearra Thomas (Williamson County Jail). Background: Authorities responding to the country of the fatal clang aboriginal Sunday morning.
A 22-year-old pistillate successful Texas has been arrested aft she allegedly crashed into an overturned car portion drunk, leaving 3 radical dormant astatine the scene, including 1 idiosyncratic who had stopped to assistance the radical successful the already-overturned vehicle. Kearra Thomas was taken into custody connected Sunday and charged with manslaughter successful transportation with 1 of the deaths, authorities announced.
The victims included Agustin Guillen, 38, Quinn Stegall, 21, and Maximo Ramirez, 49.
According to a probable origin affidavit, officers with the Round Rock Police Department and exigency aesculapian unit responded astatine astir 2:24 a.m. connected June 29, 2025, to a "major conveyance collision" successful the 1100 artifact of North Interstate 35. Before officers reached the area, constabulary were notified that determination were "multiple evident deaths connected scene."
Upon arriving astatine the scene, the affiant noted that the roadworthy "was well-lit, with each due moving and agleam lamps." Police said a bluish Ford being driven by Thomas had collided with a metallic Honda that was overturned and connected its roof, with "an evident fatality of the passenger" inactive inside.
Police made interaction with Thomas astatine the country and said they "detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage" coming from her and her boyfriend, who was successful the rider spot astatine the clip of the crash. Thomas allegedly said she was driving northbound connected the interstate erstwhile the car successful beforehand of her came to an "abrupt stop." She past veered into the near lane and saw the metallic Honda already overturned, colliding with it "head on."
Thomas, who constabulary described arsenic "nonchalant and sedated," allegedly stated that she was driving the car backmost to Temple aft leaving a restaurant, but "did not cognize the sanction oregon the determination of the restaurant." She claimed to person drunk h2o portion astatine the restaurant, but confirmed she had consumed intoxicant earlier that.
"Yes…a small Buzzball…they're called Big Sipz," she allegedly responded. Police said a modular "Big Sipz" canned cocktail is 200 ml and 16% intoxicant by volume.
Thomas said she lone had 1 cocktail astatine astir midnight and was unsure of the flavor, but noted that it was purple. She besides allegedly confirmed that she had smoked marijuana earlier that evening.
Police took enactment of Thomas' effect erstwhile asked however she felt astatine that moment, "given the concern she [was] in."
"The Defendant smiled and said 'I don't know. I've seen things I've ne'er seen before,'" the affidavit states. "I'm not truly definite however to feel…I'm conscionable thankful to beryllium alive."
Following a tract sobriety test, Thomas took a enactment trial that showed she had a humor intoxicant attraction of .103, good implicit the ineligible bounds for driving successful Texas of .08, constabulary said. Thomas was taken into custody and transported to the Williamson County Jail.
Thomas is presently being held successful lieu of $300,000 bond. She is scheduled to look successful tribunal again connected Aug. 20, records show.
Authorities person not yet released immoderate details astir the archetypal clang that caused the Toyota to overturn.
Maximo Ramirez was the unfortunate who had stopped his car to assistance the different 2 victims. In a statement to Austin CBS affiliate KEYE, his sister, Mari Ramirez, said his effort to rescue others shows conscionable the benignant of selfless idiosyncratic helium was.
"My member was precise elemental and had a benignant heart," she told the station. "He was a aesculapian assistant, hence the crushed helium got retired of his car to assistance idiosyncratic else. He was ever doing good. He would springiness the garment disconnected his backmost to assistance idiosyncratic else."
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