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Traf?c Of?cer I. Cavazos, Jr. #0240 19-21116

IN THE NAME AND IN THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

1, Traf?c Officer J. Cavazos, Jr. #0240, do solemnly swear that I have good reason to believe,
and do believe and charge, there heretofore, on the 27th Day of July A.D., 2019 in the County of
Hidalgo and State of Texas, Ruby Esparza (DOB 10/18/1995), hereinafter called Defendant,
then and there, after having observed the commission of a felony under circumstances in which a
reasonable person would have believed that an offense had been committed in which serious
bodily injury or death may have resulted, to wit an auto pedestrian hit run crash, intentionally
and knowingly failed to immediately report the commission of the offense to a peace of?cer or
law enforcement agency, and a reasonable person would have then and there believed that the
commission of the offense had not been reported, and the person could have immediately
reported the conunission of the offense without placing herself in danger of suffering serious
bodily injury or death. The offense is a Class Misdemeanor Under Texas Penal Code
38.171(b) Fail To Report Felony with Serious Bodily Injury or Death.

Probable Cause:

On July 27, 2019 at about 4:00 AM. 1, Traf?c Investigator Jose Cavazos, Jr. #0240, was called to report to
a fatal hit run Crash on the 900 block of W. 11-1-2 westbound. Upon arrival I observed a blue KIA
Sportage displaying TX-BZF 1640 parked on the improved shoulder with damage to the le? driver's door
and left front fender. Further west I observed in the grass median a body identi?ed as Jesus Zamudio
(09/25/1996), a 22 year old male. Debris was found on the scene, that included a right hand door rearview
mirror which contained a part number. Spikes Ford parts department con?rmed that the part was exclusive
to a 2015-2019 Gray Ford Mustang GT.

On July 29th, 2019 at about 1:00 A.M., almost 2 days later (approx 46 hrs), Mauro Esparza 
(08/14/1996) and Ruby Esparza (10/ 1?8/ 1 995) arrived to the Mission Police Department to report that they
were involved in a crash which resulted in damage to a vehicle and death to Jesus Zamudio. Ruby Esparza
provided a video recorded statement of accused that she was a passenger of the gray Ford Mustang
displaying TX-KJX0128 after a night of drinking alcohol in downtown McAllen. She said Mauro ESparza
was driving her home. She stated that she fell asleep in the car but was woken by the collision with the
KIA Sportage. She then asked Mauro what happened. Mauro replied by saying he had just his a vehicle.
She was then dropped of at home and observed the damage to the Mustang. She said that she told Mauro
that his door rearview mirror was missing. She said that Mauro relied that it was just material things. She
then refused to continue with the interview. A look at the Mustang revealed that the windshield area and
right front fender area contained blood, strands of hair and other human tissue. As per Defendant after
knowing her involvement in the crash she failed to report it. The defendant debated about turning herself in.
At about 1:00 A.M. on July 29, 2019 the defendant made the decision to come in to the police department
to report the crash.

 

 

 

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