Garcia Charged With Cocaine Possession Night of Deadly Crash

garcia case. he’s the man accused of driving drunk christmas eve and crashing into another car, killing two brothers and a girlfriend. in court today, prosecutors revealing where garcia had cocaine on him the night of the crash. abc- seven’s darren hunt… … continues our complete coverage.. rick and estela, it appeared to come as a surprise to some in the courtroom today … when judge gonzalo garcia indicated that in addition to three counts of manslaughter … 24- year-old boxer joel garcia was also charged with possession of cocaine on the night of the crash. garcia faced family members of his three victims as he came into the courtroom. first, judge gonzalo garcia reiterated last week’s rulings to not allow a blood sample to be admitted since it was obtained without a warrant … and to throw out part of garcia’s confession — where he allegedly admitted having five beers and two shots prior to the wreck — because he was read his miranda rights after he spoke to police … judge garcia then brought up the cocaine charge. when he asked where it was found, the state’s attorney indicated, quote, “it was found in his wallet by a booking cashier while counting his money as he was being booked.” judge garcia said the trial is set to begin august 28th. rick. ok, darren, thank you for the latest tonight. we could be in store for more summer storms this evening. a live look at the city from our