An El Paso man, jailed for a year, was cleared of an intoxicated manslaughter charge after evidence proved he was innocent.
Oscar Solis was wrongfully identified by an eyewitness as the driver of a pickup truck that killed a 17-year-old boy in a crosswalk.
The DA and the victim's family are asking the public for its help for new leads to solve the tragic hit-and-run case.
El Paso District Attorney James Montoya dismissed an intoxicated manslaughter charge against a man accused of killing a 17-year-old student during a fatal drunken driving crash after evidence proved he was innocent.
A blood test showed the man was not drunk, the pickup truck in a video used as evidence did not match the man's vehicle and other key evidence pointed to him not being involved.
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