The Brief
- 41-year-old Raquel Torres-Sawyer, a school nurse at Little Elm ISD, was killed last Friday in Prosper by a suspected intoxicated driver.
- Police say Austin Bruckner, of Denton, ran a red light and hit Torres-Sawyer’s SUV, killing her.
- After Bruckner was treated for his injuries, he was charged with intoxication manslaughter and booked into the Collin County Jail.
- Back in 2021, Bruckner was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Dallas. He pleaded guilty to the charge and served a sentence of one year of community service.
PROSPER – Prosper Police say an intoxicated driver struck and killed a school nurse and mother of two as dash camera footage shows the moments leading up to the crash.
The crash
What we know:
Just before 5 p.m. last Friday, Prosper Police responded to Highway 380 and Lovers Lane for a major crash.
Dash cam video shows an SUV trying to make a left turn when all of a sudden a speeding black truck barrels through the red light, slamming into the SUV.…