A Christmas dream turned into a roadside nightmare in seconds. A new puppy. Two smiling kids. Then a Hummer flying across lanes, and metal exploding on Route 53. A 10-year-old boy, limp and silent. A mother screaming his name. A stranger running toward smoke, not away. Open alcohol. A .238 BAC. A judge’s decision that left the family stu
They had just picked up the puppy, a tiny Christmas promise riding home in the backseat, when everything was destroyed in a single reckless move. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Jaquelin Onofre Reyes tried to pass traffic in her Hummer, clipped one car, then crossed into oncoming lanes and slammed head-on into the family’s SUV, nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit.
