Emilio's crash reportedly was a case of DWI

Web Posted: 05/02/2008 12:44 AM CDT

Ramiro Burr
Express-News

Emilio Navaira was intoxicated when he crashed his tour bus Easter morning, according to a Harris County assistant district attorney familiar with the case.


A spokesman for the Bellaire Police Department, which investigated the wreck, refused to comment Thursday night on results of the blood-alcohol level test of Navaira.

However, a Houston television station reported on its 10 p.m. broadcast that the case has been classified as a DWI.

The San Antonio Express-News was unable to contact the prosecutor who provided the information to the Houston Chronicle.

Reached at his home late Thursday, Navaira's brother, Raul, said he hadn't heard of the news about the DWI classification.

“Right now, I do not want to comment. I really do not know the details,â€