A South Padre Island man was charged with intoxication manslaughter following a deadly two-vehicle crash, according to police.

David Rivera was charged following a crash that happened on Saturday, Aug. 9 shortly before 2:15 a.m., according to an incident report obtained by Channel 5 News.

According to the report, South Padre Island police officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the 5600 block of Padre Boulevard'

“Upon officers' arrival they observed a major two vehicle crash with multiple subjects injured,” the report stated. "The subjects injured from the crash were transported to a local hospital. After officers' investigation, the male driver was placed under arrest for intoxication assault.”

The report indicates that Rivera’s charge was upgraded to intoxication manslaughter wi

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