HOWE, Texas – A 20-year-old Dallas man is in the Grayson County Jail on charges of Intoxication Manslaughter after an early morning crash in Howe left a Missouri man dead.
Guillermo Munoz Garcia was driving south on U.S. Highway 75 in his black Dodge Challenger at approximately 2:30 a.m. when he struck a vehicle parked on the right shoulder of the highway. Jordan Helenkamp, 28, of St. Louis, was in the driver’s seat of his Chevy Malibu at the time of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. A dog in Helenkamp’s vehicle was hurt in the crash and taken by officers to a veterinary hospital, but died of its injuries.
A passenger in Munoz Garcia’s vehicle suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Munoz Garcia was not injured.
If convicted, Munoz Garcia faces up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.