Corpus Christi man gets five years in prison for Intoxication Manslaughter

Alex Rodriguez, who previously served prison time after his infant son died in a hot car, has accepted a plea agreement in connection with the death of a passenger during a 2024 drunk driving crash.

Alex Rodriguez, 31, accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle in connection with the March 8, 2024, death of 34-year-old Evelyn Perez. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

According to a Corpus Christi Police Department report, Rodriguez was driving his 2008 Cadillac STS at a high rate of speed on Baldwin Boulevard near Agnes Street when he hit railroad tracks, sending the vehicle airborne. When the car returned to the roadway, Rodriguez lost control and struck a light pole…

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