A grand jury convening has been scheduled today in the case against Jerry Hernandez, who stands accused in a tragic vehicular incident that led to the deaths of two individuals, including a child. This development follows the initial court appearance on Monday, based on reports from FOX San Antonio.
According to court documents, Hernandez is said to have veered his concrete truck into oncoming traffic in Bastrop County, causing a school bus to swerve and fatally overturn. The crash claimed the lives of five-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, aboard the Hays CISD school bus, and 33-year-old Ryan Wallace, whose vehicle was struck by the concrete truck. The bus was reportedly returning from a field trip with 44 students and 11 adults when the calamity unfolded.
Furthermore, details from an arrest affidavit, outlined by FOX 7 Austin, indicated that Hernandez admitted to having used marijuana the night before the incident and cocaine in the early morning hours, alongside only managing to secure a mere three hours of sleep.
Questions have also been raised about Hernandez's eligibility to operate a commercial vehicle after it emerged that FJM Concrete, his employer, allegedly failed to check a federal database in which he had a status prohibiting him from driving. In April, prior to the accident, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mandated Hernandez to not operate any commercial motor vehicle.
