Thread: MD: Hyattsville man charged with drunk driving

Hyattsville man charged with drunk driving

A Hyattsville man has been charged with negligent driving after police say he crashed his car while driving drunk on I-83 in Baltimore on Monday and killed his passenger, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Freddy Cortez Flores, 22, was northbound on I-82 just before 1 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a jersey wall. His passenger, Carlos O. Cardoza Portillo, was partially ejected and dragged along the jersey wall for 567 feet before the vehicle came to rest, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cortez Flores told police he had four beers; his blood alcohol level registered .09.

An immigration detainer was placed on Cortez Flores who was found to be in the country illegally.

By Monica Norton | June 22, 2010; 12:31 PM ET

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wonder how he got here and how long he has been here??

throw the book at him judge

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Baltimore City Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says an arrest has been made in this accident investigation.



Baltimore City Police confirm to WBAL News that the driver responsible for a fatal crash early yesterday on the northbound JFX was in the U.S. illegally.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers had a suspicion that 22-year-old Freddy Cortez Flores was a flight risk, and so they checked his immigration status.

The car Flores was driving swerved into the barrier, and partly ejected the passenger. The car traveled for nearly 600 feet before coming to a stop.

The accident left the JFX closed northbound for almost six hours on Monday.

Police said the driver apparently had been drinking.

Police are working with the Department of Homeland Security on the case.

Guglielmi told WBAL News that police do not check the immigration status of suspects "at random." However, he says they do check when there an individual case arouses suspicion.


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