DWI suspected in wreck that killed 3
Published: Mon, Oct. 30, 2006 12:00AM
Modified Mon, Oct. 30, 2006 06:55AM
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closeSANFORD -- A man charged with killing three people in a head-on collision five miles east of Sanford on Friday smelled strongly of alcohol and had a brandy bottle with a broken seal in the passenger area of his car, Trooper K.T. Hill of the state Highway Patrol said Sunday.
Hill said a blood sample from Pastor Sanchez, 55, of Sanford will be sent to the State Bureau of Investigation to determine Sanchez' blood alcohol level at the time of the accident.
Sanchez has been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and driving while impaired. Hill said Sanchez did not have a valid license at the time of the accident.
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The collision killed N.C. State University students Jennifer Elaine Carter, 18, and Helen Meghan Hughes, 22. Hughes' stepbrother, Benjamin Richard Leonard, 16, died of his injuries at Central Carolina Hospital.
Sanchez, who was treated for a broken arm, was being held at the Lee County jail Sunday in lieu of $75,000 bail.
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