New evidence released tonight, in connection with an illegal immigrant involved in a car crash that killed four people in Washington County.
Four lives were lost at the same time...none of them over the age of 22.
The driver of the pickup, Roberto Castillo, is being held in the Washington County jail under a $2 million bond, and an immigration hold.
He's facing four counts of failing to stop and render aid after colliding with a gray Mustang near Highway 36 and FM 109 in Brenham, in August.
"You see the left rear wheel go rolling by. It ended up several hundred yards down the field in a pasture," said Washington County district attorney, Bill Parham.
He released the surveillance footage to News 3.
This is the first time it's being made available to the public.
What the surveillance video doesn't show is why Roberto Castillo is charged with failing to stop and render aid.
Investigators say Castillo walked away from the crash, eventually crossed the street, passing K and M Grocery Store.
Another security camera catches him along the side of the building, before he decides to take off, running down FM 109.
Parham said, "I think as far as I'm concerned, it tells me who's at fault."
And it's probably not who you're thinking...
"Everybody involved in the vehicles, both vehicles...were intoxicated to some extent," said Parham.
Investigators say if you look closely, you can see the Mustang, without its headlights on, pull out in front of the pickup.
Parham said, "We took the headlamps, the bulbs. The bulbs are still in tact. The filaments were not broken, which we believe if they had been turned on they would have broken...or even at least, stretched."
A grand jury ruled the accident, and four deaths, were not caused by Castillo's alleged intoxication.
"This is what happens when you get behind the wheel of a car when maybe you shouldn't," Parham added.
Four crosses now stand near the intersection, as a reminder to others how quickly our loved ones can pass away.
If convicted, Castillo will serve between one and five years in prison, before being deported.
He may also still be facing a Driving While Intoxicated charge for the accident in August.
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