Accident killed Hickory woman and critically injured her husband
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A Catawba County man was indicted by a grand jury Monday in connection with a September crash that left a Hickory woman dead and her husband in critical condition.
Enrique Cardenas Zavala, 20, was indicted on one felony count of murder, one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, one count of driving while impaired, one count of driving by a person less than 21 years old after consuming alcohol and one count of failure to stop at a stop light, according to a news release issued by District Attorney Jay Gaither.
Cardenas Zavala was indicted in connection with a Sept. 29 accident that killed 55-year-old Rena Moore and critically injured her husband, 58-year-old Jerry Moore, who was released from Frye Medical Center last week.
Cardenas Zavala was driving a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix when it ran a red light and crashed into the Moores' pickup truck, said Capt. Clyde Deal of the Hickory Police Department.
Cardenas Zavala's blood-alcohol level was 0.13, Deal said. The legal limit is 0.08.
It was the second time Cardenas Zavala had been charged with DWI in less than 14 months. In August 2005, he was charged with DWI in Catawba County, but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and served 30 days in jail and paid a fine.
Cardenas Zavala is being held at the Catawba County jail without bond and will make his first appearance at Administrative Superior Court on Dec. 11.
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