Jose A. Garcia was given sentences ranging from 20 years to 40 years in prison after a jury trial last week in felony impact court, court records show.
Garcia, a habitual offender with a long criminal history in Bexar County, was given credit for over 49 months of time served.
Garcia was driving 60 mph in a 40 mph speed zone in late August 2018 when he veered into the oncoming traffic lane and crashed into a bus stop at the intersection of Culebra Road and Zarzamora Street, SAPD investigators previously said.Doctors at University Hospital performed an emergency cesarean section” saving the lives of Johnson Athey and her son, Ethan.
Garcia, who had multiple convictions for DWI and a lengthy history of family violence, was taken into custody in September 2018.and that the crash was an accident. He was later charged with four counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Bexar County’s felony impact courts were established in 2017 to help manage overflow cases assigned to the county’s district courts.Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News.
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