EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) —The man accused of killing a 26-year-old woman in Sunland Park last month in a hit-and-run crash is back behind bars after being arrested on a new DWI charge.
Vicente Vasquez Jr., 61, went before a judge in Doña Ana County on Monday, Aug. 25, where prosecutors asked the court to revoke his bond and keep him in custody. The judge did not issue a ruling and set another hearing within the week to determine whether Vasquez will remain detained until trial.
Suspect in fatal Sunland Park hit-and-run faces new DWI charge
Court records show Vasquez was arrested on Aug. 19 for aggravated DWI while driving on a suspended license. At the time of his arrest, he was already out on bond in connection with a deadly July 3 crash in Sunland Park that killed 26-year-old Graciela Citlali-Tonazin Sahs and seriously injured a man. Vasquez was initially released on an unsecured bond.
In a statement to KTSM, the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office for Fernando Macias said it was not aware of Vasquez’s multiple prior DWI convictions in Texas at the time of his initial court appearance…