BEAUMONT, Texas — A 52-year-old Brownsville man pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of intoxication manslaughter in a fatal wrong-way crash that killed two women in June 2024 on U.S. Highway 69 near the Jefferson County jail.

Salvador Ramos Gamez entered the guilty plea in Jefferson County's 252nd District Court before Judge Raquel West. The judge will determine his punishment at a later date, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.

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Each intoxication manslaughter charge carries a potential sentence of 2 to 20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000. His punishment will be determined by Judge Raquel West at a later date.

The charges stem from a head-on collision that occurred around 2 a.m. on June 14, 2

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