A 67-year-old bicyclist was killed after a 14-year-old, given keys by his mother, crashed into him

WACO, TX – A McLennan County jury has sentenced a Texas woman to prison after prosecutors said she allowed her intoxicated 14-year-old son to drive, leading to a fatal crash that killed a bicyclist in Bellmead. The case, which unfolded from a late-night decision in July, centered on a pattern of prior incidents involving the same teen behind the wheel.

Erika Martinez-Ramirez was convicted Tuesday of endangering a child and sentenced to two years in prison, according to the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said the crash happened July 14, 2024, around 1:30 a.m., when Martinez-Ramirez handed her car keys...