Alexander May found guilty of manslaughter in 2017 deadly crash

Published: Feb. 3, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST|Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 12:19 PM CST

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock jury took 31 minutes to find Alexander May guilty of manslaughter of a wrong-way crash that killed Jonathan Pesqueda, 18, in 2017.

May was tried in the 364th District Court, with William R Eichman II as the presiding judge.

May, of Midland, was accused of drinking, speeding, and driving in the wrong lanes of the South Loop when he crashed into Pesqueda near Indiana Ave.

Court records show that May’s blood alcohol content was 3x the legal limit at the time of the crash.

May could face up to 20 years in prison.

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