The Brief

A 22-year-old recent college graduate, Ronnie Burns, was killed in a car crash caused by an alleged drunk driver in Houston.

Burns and his friend, Jayden Flemming, were on their way to a fraternity picnic when their car was hit and caught fire.

The suspect, Rene Hernandez, has been charged with two counts of murder and is scheduled for a court date on August 21.

DUNCANVILLE, Texas - Ronnie Burns' parents had just spoken to their son on Thursday. He was on the fence about whether to go to a fraternity picnic in Houston. He ended up going.

Hours later, his parents would learn that he had been killed by an alleged drunken driver.

What we know:

It was an overnight awakening no parent ever wanted to get.

Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, Kimberly and Ronnie Burns got an

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