A 53-year-old Corpus Christi man with a lengthy drug conviction history was arrested last week on a charge of intoxication manslaughter in connection with an August 2025 crash that killed a 21-year-old Del Mar College nursing student, according to Nueces County court records.
Robert Charles Curry was arrested April 30, 2026, by the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $400,000 with a required ignition interlock device condition.
The victim was Halie Renae Johnson, 21, of Corpus Christi, according to her obituary. Johnson was killed Aug. 15, 2025, on Highway 361 near the entrance to El Cortez…