An El Paso woman laughed and later said, “sorry” to police as she fell and vomited at the scene of a fatal drunk driving crash, court documents state.
Nadean Lily Lopez, 22, is facing one count of intoxicated manslaughter in connection with the death of a 50-year-old man during a Northeast El Paso car crash, El Paso Police Department officials said.
Lopez crashed into the back of a vehicle driven by John Cryan, 50, about 12:37 a.m. Feb. 11 at Dyer Street and Tetons Drive, officials said. Cryan died at the scene of the crash.
She remains jailed at the El Paso County Jail on a $205,000 bond as of Friday, Feb. 16, jail logs show.
Lopez repeatedly says sorry to officers, falls on the ground
Lopez was driving a 2018 Ford Focus in the 8500 block of Dyer Street when she rear-ended a 1988 Nissan Maxima driven by Cryan, officials said. The collision caused the Nissan to hit a 2021 Honda CRV. The driver of the Honda was not injured.
Officers arrived at the crash and began questioning Lopez.
Lopez told officers she left Pockets Billiards, Wings & Beer bar on Dyer Street and was driving home when the crash happened, a complaint affidavit states. She said she was either in the middle lane or the right lane during the collision.