A 19-year-old charged with murder after a fatal crash on the Gene Snyder last month appeared in court Wednesday.
Police arrested Frank Figueroa Acosta hours after the September 17 crash near the Beulah Church Road exit.
He was taken to the hospital after the crash for treatment, where a warrant was obtained for a blood draw. The results of that draw showed Figueroa Acosta’s blood alcohol level was .097, which is above the legal limit. Police said empty liquor bottles were found near the crash scene.
Figueroa Acosta was charged with murder, criminal mischief, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and operating a vehicle without a license.
According to testimony given during a court hearing on Wednesday, Figueroa Acosta crashed a Ford F-150 into an abandoned truck on the side of the Gene Snyder, killing his passenger.
Also in court, an investigator recounted what Figueroa Acosta said before he was pulled from the crash.
“He made a statement of ‘am I driving’ and then, ‘am I going to jail?'” said Det. Rondall Carpenter, with the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Traffic Unit.
Judge Yvette de la Guardia lowered Figueroa Acosta’s bond to $25,000 full cash. If posted, he will be put on home incarceration.
Source: WDRB
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