BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are currently searching for a 22-year-old man who was charged with intoxication manslaughter in the November deaths of two Lamar University students.
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Beaumont Police said they have not seen Antonio Delgado since he checked out of a Beaumont hospital against medical advice on Monday, Nov. 15, according to Officer Haley Morrow. That was eight days after the fatal crash.
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A warrant for Delgado's arrest was sent out on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The wreck happened early Sunday, Nov. 7 morning at the 2400 block of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
A black Chevrolet driven by Delgado was traveling north in the southbound lanes, when it crashed into a gray Nissan Altima, according to a Beaumont Police Department release
The driver of the Nissan, 19-year-old Clyde Thompson, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the Nissan, 19-year-old Tonysha Lashay Smith, was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died from her injuries.
Delgado was severely injured on the night of the fatal crash and was taken to a nearby hospital. Due to this, a sobriety test could not be administered, Morrow said.
Police could not charge Delgado without knowing if there was a medical reason that explained why he was driving the wrong way. Police were waiting on toxicology reports when Delgado left the hospital despite medical advice, Morrow said.
The toxicology report revealed that Delgado's blood alcohol content was .156, according to a probably cause affidavit. That is nearly twice Texas' legal limit.
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Delgado is not a U.S. citizen but did have a Beaumont address.
Beaumont police investigating fatal early Sunday morning wreck
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