Kendall Co - Helotes man sentenced to 30 years for collision on TX 46

Helotes Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Intoxication Manslaughter on Texas 46.  Robert Delmon Gray, 57, plead guilty to Intoxication Manslaughter, pursuant to a plea agreement. The collision occurred on January 5, 2025. Gray will have to serve at least half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. According to the investigation conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Gray was driving a white Ford F-750 septic tank truck in the eastbound lane.  Video evidence and eyewitnesses confirmed that Gray crossed the center stripes and drove into the westbound lane, colliding head-on with a black Mazda CX-5.  Gray continued off the roadway without braking and crashed into a tree.  The collision resulted in the deaths of both occupants of the Mazda CX-5. The driver, Phillip “Mickey” Pena, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The passenger, Marcia Kay Larochelle, was transported to University Hospital in San Antonio, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Gray was intoxicated by Methamphetamine as well as Delta-9 and Delta-8 THC. Gray’s intoxication directly caused the fatal crash.