Just after 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 James Burk, 58, of Conroe was west bound on FM 3083 just west of FM 1484 on his way to work. At the same time Jessie Arellano was east bound on FM 3083. Arellano, 22, of Conroe crossed the center line in his Dodge pickup and struck Burk who was driving a Toyota pick-up head-on. Burk was killed instantly.
Conroe Fire Department and MCHD responded to the scene. Arellano was transported to Hermann Hospital in Houston in stable condition.
Conroe Police assisted by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Vehicular Crimes Unit in the investigation that closed FM 3083 until 11:30 a.m.
During the investigation the vehicles were placed back in position representing where they were immediately prior to the crash. It is not known at this time if drugs. alcohol or texting were involved in the crash.
After receiving results of blood tests Arellano of 13417 Wood Loop in Conroe was indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury on a charge of Intoxication Manslaughter.
He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday and remains in the Montgomery County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
A court date has not yet been set.
whistlebriges not only hispanics drink and kill people i find that really offensive a white man was drinking and almost killed a lady and her child and hit her hard enough that when her car hit my dads car it totaled his too just think about that before you say it
Ugh im sick of this Pathetic trash drinking and driving and killing and then surviving.. Once law enforcement knows he is drunk.. Justice should be served right then. The DWI’s would stop an so would innocent deaths.
POOR MAN ON A SATURDAY MORNING GOING TO WORK, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO STAY HOME ON A SATURDAY MORNING, BUT WAS DOING WHAT HE HAD TO DO TO MAKE A LIVING. I WONDER WHAT THIS HISPANIC WAS DOING OUT ALL NITE DRINKING AND DRIVING, DID HE EVEN WORK, OR DOES HIS WIFE GET ENTITLEMENT CHECKS EVERY MONTH TO AFFORD HIM THE LUXURY OF DRINKING ALL NITE. REMINDS ME OF THE ONE THAT RAN OVER THE 2 LITTLE FELLA’S ON FM1485 IN NEW CANEY ABOUT 3 YRS. AGO THAT WERE RUN OVER ON A SATURDAY MORNING BY ANOTHER DRUNK HISPANIC, THE ONE THAT THE NOW DECEASED AUBREY LaBUFF CHASED DOWN. KINDA GETTING TIRED OF SEEING THIS KIND OF BLATANT ARROGANCE TOWARDS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO RIGHT AND SIMPLY TRYING TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING.
Sad, someone lost a son, brother, husband, dad all becuase people think they can drink and drive. RIP James Burk, hope the other driver is punished.