It’s been confirmed that Tejano superstar Emilio Navairo, who almost killed himself and the rest of his band during a bus crash on Easter Sunday, had more than twice the blood alcohol level allowed to legally operate a car (let alone a bus) in the state of Texas. A report made public on Thursday said the singer’s alcohol level was 1.9, while the legal limit in Texas is 0.08. This makes the third time the singer has been caught driving drunk, with one incident in 2005 allegedly resulting in a previous drunk driving accident. But even after the two prior arrests, Navaira wasn’t required to use a breath analyzer to drive because he told to the state in an affidavit that he doesn’t own a car. Which begs the question: Who was more irresponsible there? Emilio for working that loophole or the judge who looked the other way? No DWI charges have been filed for this latest incident because the severely injured singer is basically trapped in a prison of his own making, but that could change in time:

Harris County Assistant District Attorney Eric Kugler “felt this case warranted a DWI (driving while intoxicated) charge but also felt the injuries were sufficient to support the charge of intoxication assault,” according to the report.

Kugler asked that the case be turned over to him for follow-up and for presentation to a grand jury, but he added that any formal charges would be filed only after Navaira’s mental status was determined, according to the supplement.

We’ll save the Assistant D.A. some time and say Emilio’s mental state is somewhere between lucky bastard and cake-taking dipshit.

No alcohol-detection device for Navaira [API]
Singer Emilio Navaira could face charges in crash [Reuters]

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