This podcast is a visit with Brazos County assistant district attorney Kevin Capps and WTAW's Bill Oliver, recorded August 14, 2024.

October 2024 marks three years since two visitors from Florida were struck by a vehicle while crossing Texas Avenue north of University at two in the morning.

One of the visitors died and the other sustained severe injuries.

While the driver was arrested for intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury, he was indicted for DWI with a child in the vehicle.

And on Tuesday (August 13), 45 year old Jay Griffin III of Bryan pleaded guilty to that felony and to violating probation for a prior conviction of possessing a controlled substance.

In a plea agreement with the Brazos County district attorney's office, Griffin received a two year prison sentence.

The prosecutor in that case, assistant district attorney Kevin Capps says there was no evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that intoxication manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide took place.

Capps says Griffin's blood alcohol level three hours after hitting the pedestrians was just over the legal limit at point .090.

And the prosecutor said Bryan police estimated the speed of Griffin's vehicle was between 34 and 53 miles per hour in the 40 mile per hour zone.

WTAW News story published October 14, 2021:

Bryan police report one of two pedestrians struck by an accused drunk driver last weekend has died.

BPD identified the man who died is 20 year old Pedro Lopez Jr. of Miami, Florida.

The second man who was struck remains hospitalized and is in stable condition.

The men were struck by a SUV Sunday just before 2 a.m. while crossing South Texas near the Fairfield Inn hotel.

The driver who was arrested, 42 year old Jay Griffin III of Bryan, is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $60,000 dollars following his arrest for intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

Original story published October 10, 2021:

Two pedestrians are hospitalized with life threatening injuries after they were struck by a SUV in Bryan Sunday shortly before 2 a.m.

The driver was arrested on charges of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

According to the Bryan police arrest report, the SUV struck two men who were crossing South Texas across the street from the Fairfield Inn hotel near the College Station city limits.

Injuries to both pedestrians include fractured skills. 

As of the time of a BPD news release Sunday just before 10 a.m. both men were in critical condition.

42 year old Jay Griffin III of Bryan is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $60,000 dollars following his arrest for intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

Texas Avenue between Hensel and Cooner was closed for more than four hours.