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OPD confirms 4th person has died in accident involving drunk driver

Police say Leo Andre Flores was intoxicated and driving a stolen vehicle at the time of the crash.

ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE 7/1: Cynthia Leyva, 41, has died due to injuries sustained in the major crash.

She was originally transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following the accident.

Read below for the full original reporting of the wreck.

This is all of the new information we have at this time. We will continue to update this story if more details become available.

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UPDATE 6/24: Enrique Garcia Rubio, 38, has died due to injuries sustained in the major crash.

He was originally transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following the accident.

The original reporting of the wreck can be read below.

This is all of the new information we have at this time. We will continue to update this story if more details become available.

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The Odessa Police Department have arrested 22-year-old Leo Andre Flores in connection to a fatal crash that killed two people and sent three more to the hospital in critical condition. 

Flores has been charged with two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter, three counts of Intoxication Assault, and three counts of Fail to Stop & Render Aid, as well as one count each of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Evading. 

The incident occurred on June 22 when OPD responded to a call about a  four-vehicle crash near Grandview and Cumberland. 

Initial investigation revealed that Flores, who was driving a white Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling northbound near the 1400 block of North Grandview when he hit a Hyundai Santa Fe after failing to control his speed. The crash caused the car to roll over and hit a parked Dodge Ram. 

Flores continued to drive and then hit a Toyota Highlander head-on. 

There were three people in the Toyota Highlander. 55-year-old Laura Brown and 55-year-old Heriberto Hernandez were killed at the scene, while 27-year-old Steve Brown was immediately transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. 

38-year-old Enrique Rubio and 41-year-old Cynthia Leyva were in the Hyundai Santa Fe at the time of the crash. They were also immediately transported to a local hospital with serious bodily injuries. 

Flores fled the scene right away and tried to escape from the police on foot. 

It was later revealed that Flores was intoxicated and that the Chevrolet Silverado he was driving was stolen. 

Flores was arrested and charged accordingly and was transported to the ECLEC. 

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