The wife of a police officer in Texas, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2021 while off duty, finalized the adoption of their two sons and even changed their first names in honor of their late father.
Euless Police Department Detective Alex Cervantes died and his wife Priscilla and two sons were seriously injured when a driver hit them, Fox 4The Cervantes were in the process of adopting Priscilla’s cousins Jake, 12, and Joshua, 14, The boys’ parents were in and out of jail and had been staying with the Cervantes for a year and a half.
Joshua honored his late dad by legally changing his name to Alex Cervantes III, and Jake changed his name to Isaac.“And I’m so honored that they’re going to be a part of our family, officially,” Cervantes said. “There’s still that part of me that feels like there’s a missing piece to our puzzle.” Prior to getting behind the wheel, drunk driver Dylan Molina was seen on security footage stumbling behind the employee section of a bar, NBCDFW“It does bother me to see all that,” Priscilla Cervantes said. “But I mean, I can’t go back and take that day back. Neither can he.”Molina pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter and three counts of intoxication assault and was sentenced last month to serve 15 years in prison.
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