Plea deal results in probation for man involved in fatal motorcycle collision
A man who faced four different charges related to a deadly motorcycle crash in 2020 was given a plea deal and sentenced to six years probation. Orlando Martinez, a man who faced four charges related to a fatal motorcycle crash in 2020, was sentenced to six years probation after accepting a plea deal. The charges stem from a race between two motorcyclists that lost control and resulted in a fatal crash that left one motorcyclist dead and another seriously injured. Martinez fled the scene before police arrived and went to a local hospital for treatment, but was identified by a friend who sent a photo of his injuries to police. All charges against Martinez were dismissed.
Published : 10 months ago by Erica Hernandez in Auto
SAN ANTONIO – A man who faced four different charges related to a deadly motorcycle crash in 2020 was given a plea deal and sentenced to six years probation.
Orlando Martinez had been indicted on the following charges:
• None racing on the highway - serious bodily injury
According to an arrest affidavit, Martinez was racing two other motorcyclists on SW Loop 410 near Palo Alto Road on Oct. 5, 2020, before they lost control and crashed.
One motorcyclist involved in the crash, Mario Garcia, was killed. The other motorcyclist, Brian Julian Curel-Huerta, was injured and hospitalized.
Martinez fled the scene before officers arrived and went to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, according to an affidavit.
Further investigation revealed that Martinez sent a photo of his injuries to a friend, who then showed it to police.
Medical workers helped investigators to identify Martinez in the image to figure out which hospital he was receiving treatment. He was later arrested.
All the charges Martinez faced were second-degree felony with a range of punishment between two to 20 years.
In court Monday, Martinez accepted a plea and was sentenced to six years probation on only the failure stop and render aid - death charge. The other three charges were dismissed.
KSAT 12 reached out to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office to find out why a plea deal was given in this case and are awaiting a response.