Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON, Texas -- An accused drunken driver was in the country illegally when he drove onto a sidewalk in southwest Houston last week and fatally struck a toddler walking with her parents, authorities said.
Gissela Silvestre, 23 months, died from her injuries Oct. 16 after spending two days in critical condition at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital.
The driver, Angel Jesus Hernandez, 24, fled the scene after striking the child on Oct. 14 along the 6100 block of Windswept.
Posted by tyne at October 23, 2007