SAN ANTONIO – A pregnant 24-year-old woman was treated “inhumanely” for three days while she was awaiting sentencing in a holdover cell at the Bexar County Jail, the woman’s defense attorney claims. She was not allowed to bathe, she was not allowed anything,” Duarte said during a bench conference with District Court Judge Jennifer Pena, who was presiding over Olalde’s trial. “To tell someone that you’re not allowed to take a bath for three days when you’re supposed to be in a courtroom is inhumane. He said the issue was not with the courtroom bailiff staff, but rather with staff at the jail. Olalde was sentenced to six years in prison Friday on intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges.

SAN ANTONIO – A woman convicted of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges has been sentenced to six years in prison. A Bexar County jury sentenced Rosalinda Olalde, who caused a DWI crash that killed a man, on Friday after several hours of deliberation. Witnesses describe emotional damage left by fatal DWI wreckOn Aug. 10, 2018, Olalde was driving drunk and crashed broadside into a car, killing 22-year-old Mario Velasquez-Palau. “Everything changed, my parents will never be the same,” said Valerie Velasquez-Palau while sobbing on the witness stand. “Losing somebody who was that close, it’s really like losing a brother.”

Witnesses describe emotional damage left by fatal DWI wreckPublished: March 5, 2020, 6:10 pmThe emotional damage left from the wreck was clearly visible Thursday during the punishment phase of Rosalinda Olalde’s trial.

During closing arguments in the punishment phase of Olalde's trial, prosecutors asked the jury to sentence her to “the high end” of the punishment range. (Original Story)The damage caused by a fatal DWI crash the night of Aug. 10, 2018, went far beyond the twisted wreckage of the vehicles involved. Emotional scars left from the wreck were clearly visible Thursday during the punishment phase of Rosalinda Olalde’s trial. Olalde, 24, was found guilty Wednesday of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. He was everything to us.”Jury finds woman accused in intoxication manslaughter case guilty after deliberating for seven hoursFour passengers in Velasquez-Palau’s car were critically injured, including Guendy Murrillo, who also testified.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: A jury has found 24-year-old Rosalinda Olalde guilty of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in connection with a fatal DWI crash that happened in August 2018. The victim, Mario Velasquez-Plau, 22, was trying to enter the Loop 1604 access road as he crossed a sidewalk that ran parallel to the access road while leaving a parking lot on the night of August 10, 2018. An SUV driven by the defendant, Rosalinda Olalde, 24, veered from the access road and onto the sidewalk and crashed into Valesquez-Plau’s sedan, according to a prosecution expert. Defense expert challenges state expert’s findings in intoxication manslaughter caseValesquez-Plau was killed and four passengers in his car were seriously injured. Olalde is charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.

SAN ANTONIO – During a pre-trial hearing prior to the start of Rosalinda Olalde’s trial on intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges, a defense accident reconstructionist took exception to several of the findings of the state’s expert on accident reconstruction. On Tuesday that expert, Dr. Eric Moody, again called the state’s findings into question. Moody testified on Tuesday that he estimated her speed was between 56 and 60 miles an hour. Both experts agreed that Olalde’s SUV had left the Loop 1604 access road in the 6500 block and was on the sidewalk adjacent the access road when the crash occurred. Velasquez-Palau was entering the access road from a private driveway.

Olalde is accused of crashing broadside into a car driven by Mario Velasquez-Palau, 22, on the night of August 10, 2018. “His brain stem had been torn in two, completely transected,” Medical Examiner, Doctor Jennifer Rulon, testified. They showed that the sedan had been pushed into a ditch while Olalde’s SUV continued traveling down the access road. The trial is set to resume in Judge Jennifer Pena’s 290th District Court on Monday at which time defense attorneys are expected to call an accident reconstruction expert to testify. Survivors of fatal drunk driving crash share their story during suspect’s trial

SAN ANTONIO – When Rosalinda Olalde, 24, crashed broadside into a car driven by Mario Velasquez, 22, on the night of August 10, 2018, her blood alcohol content was .18, more than twice the legal limit of .08. Trial begins for woman accused of driving drunk on sidewalk, killing motorist“She had anxiety medication that gets prescribed,” trauma surgeon Dr. Christopher Crane testified. Medical records show that Olalde discussed the accident with medical personnel while she was being treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. Despite objections from Olalde’s lawyer, Demetrio Duarte, Escalona was allowed to read a portion of those conversations from the records. If she is convicted, Olalde faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

SAN ANTONIO – The only person involved in a fatal drunk driving wreck that wasn’t drinking that August 2018 night was killed. According to prosecutors, Olalde veered from the Loop 1604 access road and onto the sidewalk, where she struck Velasquez’s car as he attempted to exit onto the access road. Trial begins for woman accused of driving drunk on sidewalk, killing motoristMurrillo was a backseat passenger in Velasquez’s car and suffered shoulder and head injuries in the crash. “I just feel, like, a huge impact,” Aguilar testified. Paramedics were able to get Velasquez from the car and worked for over 20 minutes to save his life.

Trial begins for woman accused of driving drunk on sidewalk, killing motoristPublished: February 25, 2020, 6:16 pmRosalinda Olalde is charged with driving drunk in a crash that killed a man and four other people.