Man arrested for allegedly driving intoxicated, killing father and daughter

The man accused of being intoxicated behind the wheel during an accident that caused the death of a local father and daughter is arrested.

According to Laredo Police, 45-year-old Jose Guadalupe Perez Jr. was the man behind the wheel of the truck that crashed into the vehicle that 53-year-old Jesus Roberto Guerrero Jr. was driving on Mines Road Friday night.

Guerrero, who was driving with his 15-year-old daughter Galilea Guerrero at the time were both killed on impact.

Meanwhile, Perez was taken to a San Antonio hospital for the injuries he sustained during the accident.

Authorities say they found beer cans in Perez's truck and a white powdery substance in a dollar bill.

On Wednesday night, Laredo Police officers traveled to San Antonio to make the arrest.

Perez was arrested and charged with two counts of intoxicated manslaughter and one count of possession of a controlled substance.

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a local father and daughter that were killed in a Friday night accident on Mines Road.

According to Laredo Police, 53-year-old Jesus Roberto Guerrero Jr. was driving with his 15-year-old daughter, Galilea Guerrero along Mines Road when the driver of a white truck allegedly rear ended them at a high rate speed.

Both the father and daughter were killed on impact.

Forty-five-year-old Jose Guadalupe Perez was allegedly driving the white truck that rear ended them and was taken to a San Antonio hospital and is expected to survive.

Now, family and friends of Jesus and Galilea are left grieving the loss of two innocent family members.

Local priest and friend of the Guerrero Family Jose Maria Guevara says, “I have a few words to express what I am feeling. It is very sad and I have felt it as if though it were my own family. I have cried tears of sadness because through the imprudence of people that cause family tragedies like this to happen, unexpectedly and I would even say unjustly.”

Laredo Police are still investigating the accident but they do say that Perez smelled of alcohol and they found beer cans in his trunk.

They also found a rolled up dollar bill with a white powdery substance.

Perez is being charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter.