Man who drove nearly 40 miles with body of legless pedestrian upside down in the passenger seat learns his fate

A Texas antheral who slammed into a pedestrian, causing the unfortunate to alert done the windshield earlier driving astir 40 miles with the assemblage adjacent to him is headed to prison.

Nestor Lujan Flores was sentenced to 15 years down bars aft helium pleaded blameworthy to intoxication manslaughter and collision involving death.

Lujan Flores, past 31, was driving connected Dec. 16, 2023, on the westbound I-30 work roadworthy successful Dallas erstwhile helium deed the pedestrian, prosecutors said.

"Evidence showed the interaction was truthful terrible the unfortunate was thrown into the vehicle," a property merchandise said. "Portions of the victim's remains were aboriginal recovered astatine the clang site."

An apprehension affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate WFAA said the assemblage was recovered upside down successful the spot with the victim's caput connected the floorboard — and his legs missing.

As Law&Crime previously reported, constabulary successful White Settlement said successful a news release that officers were called to a Jack successful the Box edifice successful the 8700 artifact of Interstate Highway 30 work road. The caller said a grey Kia Forte had extended front-end and hood harm on with a shattered windshield. A antheral besides appeared slumped implicit the steering wheel.

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An serviceman arrived and realized determination was besides a dormant idiosyncratic successful the rider seat.

The serviceman removed Lujan Flores from the car.

White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook told reporters the antheral was confused and claimed helium thought helium deed an animal. Paramedics responded and pronounced the rider dead. The car had been parked astatine the edifice parking batch for 2 oregon 3 hours earlier idiosyncratic called 911.

Police were initially uncertain wherever the existent clang occurred, but the Dallas County Sheriff's Office the adjacent greeting discovered a clang country connected the westbound work roadworthy of Interstate Highway 30 adjacent Cockrell Hill Road. Sheriff's bureau investigators recovered "human remains" astatine the clang tract that belonged to the unfortunate recovered successful the edifice parking lot.

Lujan Flores deed the pedestrian and proceeded to thrust 38 miles to the restaurant. He ne'er called police. The Dallas County Sheriff's Office handled the probe since the clang happened successful that jurisdiction. Officials did not publically place the victim.

The fishy has a erstwhile condemnation successful 2021 for driving portion intoxicated successful Collin County. The Plano Police Department arrested him connected the aforesaid complaint successful 2020, the quality merchandise said.

"This lawsuit is simply a stark reminder of the devastation caused by impaired driving," Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot said successful a statement. "The unfortunate mislaid his life, and a household was everlastingly changed. This condemnation reflects the seriousness of the defendant's actions and holds him accountable for the harm helium caused."