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A 54-year-old Edinburg man has been indicted following a hit-and-run crash that left one man dead in early 2023.
Pedro Garcia Cano was indicted earlier this month on an accident involving death charge after fleeing a crash that resulted in the death of 21-year-old George Anselmo Jr. in January 2023, according to the indictment.
Cano was arrested on June 16, 2023 and released from jail the following day on a $80,000 bond.
At approximately 8:13 p.m. on Jan. 8, Cano was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado when the crash happened, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The affidavit doesn’t indicate where the crash happened, but states three vehicles were involved which include a white 2005 Toyota Tacoma pick-up and a 2016 Ford Transit Van towing a single axle 1999 Wells Cargo trailer.
According to the affidavit, witnesses and video surveillance showed Cano flee the scene following the crash. He escaped through the passenger side door as the driver’s side door was jammed shut.
A search conducted on the vehicle revealed a receipt for El Grano de Oro, an abandoned telephone, a Houston Astros baseball cap, a pair of prescription glasses “and multiple alcohol containers still cool in temperature.”
Investigators managed to identify the Houston Astros baseball cap in one of Cano’s Facebook photos, the affidavit said.
On Jan. 11, investigators learned that Anselmo died from his injuries. He had been the driver of the transit van.
Investigators then obtained more surveillance footage that shows Cano driving the Silverado minutes before the crash.
Cano has been previously charged with driving while intoxicated three times before, jail records show.
He’s set to be arraigned in early September.
