Crime

Man Indicted for Killing Women in Head-on Crash While Being High on Meth

By Matt Trammell matttrammell, Aug 1, 2019
 

ABILENE, TX -- A man was indicted by a grand jury after he caused a fatal head-on collision. 

According to KTXS, in September of 2017, Marcus Torres, 31, was driving down HWY 277 in his pick-up truck while he was high on meth.

Torres crossed into the on-coming lane of traffic and crashed into another pick-up truck head on killing the driver, Sarah Garcia. 

Torres is also facing charges for sexual assault of child. 

In April of 2018, Torres' neighbor contacted the Abilene Police Department about Torres touching their 10-year-old child. According to KTXS, the victim told police that she fell asleep at Torres' house. When she woke up, he was putting his hands on her underwear.

As of now he is only indicted for manslaughter. 

 

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