Suspected drunken driver accused of fatally running over 6-year-old in SW Houston charged with murder, DWI, police say
Pedro Alberto Hernandez, 52, was charged with murder and driving while intoxicated, which is his third offense, according to court records. A judge set his bond at a combined $600,000.Hernandez is accused of striking a 6-year-old boy with his vehicle outside a Washeteria on Leawood Blvd. According to court documents, the boy was walking across the parking lot with his grandfather when he was struck.
The grandfather told police Hernandez smirked at him and tried to drive away. Officials say the grandfather pulled Hernandez out of his car and pinned him against the hood until officers arrived. Hernandez admitted to drinking four 16-ounce beers while sitting in his car at work before driving to the washeteria to meet someone who owed him money. He told authorities he did not see anyone in the parking lot when he struck the little boy.
According to court documents, Hernandez spent 30 days in jail back in 2015 for a DWI. A year later, he was convicted of a DWI in Freestone County, and in 2020, he was convicted of a third DWI in Fort Bend County. Hernandez is still serving five years probation for the 2020 DWI conviction, according to court records.Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.Moriah Ballard joined the KPRC 2 digital team in the fall of 2021.
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