Man sentenced to 30 years after deadly drunk driving crash in Midland

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Midland man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in a fatal drunk driving crash that claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman. On March 19, 2026, in the 385th District Court, 40-year-old Gilbert Hernandez Perez pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and failure to [...]