Thread: San Diego: Man flees after crash that killed his son, 9 | Alex Munoz

Man flees after crash that killed his son, 9

Dad held; drunken driving is charged

By Kristina Davis
STAFF WRITER

July 15, 2007

SAN DIEGO - A father was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early yesterday after fleeing from a freeway crash that killed his 9-year-old son, who was asleep in the front seat.

Alex Munoz, a third grader at Linda Vista Elementary, died on impact in the 1:30 a.m. crash, authorities said.

The boy's father, Marcos Munoz Sanchez, 33, was driving the boy home west on Interstate 8 near Texas Street when he slammed into the back of a pickup parked on the shoulder, said the California Highway Patrol.

Munoz Sanchez, who is in the country illegally and is not a licensed driver, got out and ran, leaving his son in the truck.

He called his wife after to make sure she went to get Alex.