03 March 2024 , 18:50
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A recent college graduate is in the hospital trying to recover after a drunk driver ploughed into her car as she and her friends waited at a stoplight - killing her friend.
Camryn Herriage was waiting at a stoplight with her five friends in the car, just months after graduating college, when an 'extremely drunk' woman smashed into their car. Herriage's friend, and roommate at Texas Tech, Sara House, was killed. Herriage was left to fight for her life on a ventilator. She's still in the hospital nearly a month after the accident, which happened on February 11.
Dallas police say a Ford pickup truck slammed into the back of their vehicle, causing a chain reaction. It was ruled a pile-up accident, and several cars were damaged. The driver fled on foot.
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Carmen Guerrero, a drunk driver, was reportedly driving 35 miles over the speed limit (Fort Worth Police Department)Herriage and her four other friends were rushed to the hospital for treatment, while House was declared dead at the scene. The police arrested the woman who allegedly caused the crash and then ran away. The driver, 27-year-old Carmen Guerrero, was reportedly driving at 70 mph in a zone where the limit is 35 mph.
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Guerrero is now facing manslaughter charges and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. She is currently being held in the Dallas County jail.
Camryn Herriage, 23, was in her car with her friends when a drunk driver rammed them (@camherriage / Instagram)People who saw the accident called 911 and reported that a woman got out of the truck's driver's side. They said she was "wearing a small black dress and white clubbing shoes," and looked to be "extremely intoxicated," according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Detectives found Guerrero's wallet in the abandoned truck and arrested her last week.
The hit-and-run crash took place just two blocks from Herriage’s apartment. "Makes me wonder if they weren’t there and how close they were to their home," said Herriage’s older sister, Casie Campanello.
Camryn Heritage was extremely close to her friends, who all met in school, and the five of them often made TikToks and spent time together.
Camryn's sister says that she's hoping her sister will make it through and believes that she made it to the hospital for a reason. "When she came out of her first surgery, the surgeon told us he told us he never saw anyone make it to the hospital with her injury," said Campanello. "So she has a purpose."