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Man charged with intoxication manslaughter following deadly South Padre Island crash

Man charged with intoxication manslaughter following deadly South Padre Island crash
2 hours 45 minutes 15 seconds ago Monday, August 18 2025 Aug 18, 2025 August 18, 2025 8:03 PM August 18, 2025 in News - Local
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A South Padre Island man was charged with intoxication manslaughter following a deadly two-vehicle crash, according to police. 

David Rivera was charged following a crash that happened on Saturday, Aug. 9 shortly before 2:15 a.m., according to an incident report obtained by Channel 5 News.

According to the report, South Padre Island police officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the 5600 block of Padre Boulevard'

“Upon officers' arrival they observed a major two vehicle crash with multiple subjects injured,” the report stated. "The subjects injured from the crash were transported to a local hospital. After officers' investigation, the male driver was placed under arrest for intoxication assault.”

The report indicates that Rivera’s charge was upgraded to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, but police did not identify the victim. Bond information for Rivera was not available.

Rivera did not appear on a search of Cameron County’s inmate list.

Channel 5 News has been reaching out to the South Padre Island Police Department to confirm details of the crash since last week. The incident report was obtained after Channel 5 News filed a public information request for it on Monday.

Channel 5 News reached out to the South Padre Island Police Department for additional details. Check back for updates. 

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