In a sobering reminder of the perils of impaired driving, a GoFundMe campaign has been established to support the family of Maria Martinez, who was tragically killed in a head-on collision in Galveston. According to CW39, the accident, which involved an alleged drunk driver, occurred on January 20, at the intersection of 29th Street and Harborside Drive. Martinez's husband and their three children were also injured in the crash.
While traveling in their vehicle together, the family met with disaster when Alexis Brittany Cisneros, driving a black BMW, entered their lane at a high speed. According to ABC13, all members of the Martinez family were already on their way to the hospital for work-related reasons, when Cisneros's ill-fated decision struck them. Their lives were torn asunder, not just by the crash itself, but by the long and perplexing road to recovery that lies ahead, with the eldest child, Brittany, suffering from a brain injury.
The GoFundMe campaign is to help alleviate the financial burden faced by the Martinez family, covering funeral costs, medical bills, and other sudden expenses brought on by this tragedy. In a statement shared on the page, the victim's nephew Isait Martinez conveyed the profound impact this event has had: "Words cannot express how devastating this tragedy has been. We expect the service, medical bills, and new expenses with the car being demolished will only add onto that suffering." The family is left grappling not only with the loss of Maria but also with a future fraught with recovery challenges, as per CW39.
While the Martinez family confronted this hardship, the accused, Cisneros, was released on a $150,000 bond after appearing before a magistrate, despite the charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault levied against her. "It's just heartbreaking that my family is still fighting here in the hospital, and she's been released," said Katy Garcia, the victim's niece, expressing the family's desire for justice in the aftermath of their pain. "They didn't deserve any of that. They're all good people," Brittany's boyfriend, Milton Nalosco, added, as the nightmare of the crash continues to haunt them, with Cisneros having no attorney of record yet, as per ABC13.
