FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2018-70
Omar Aregnis Reyes-Ventura
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Houston, Texas
Summary:
Omar Aregnis Reyes-Ventura was 27 years old when charged with intoxication manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, and two counts of intoxicated assault related to a fatal crash on June 8, 2018, in Houston, Texas. The victim, 11-year-old Alex Mendiola, was pronounced dead at an area hospital. As of September 2026, he remained at large.
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On June 8, 2018, at approximately 10:10 p.m., a crash occurred at 7800 Hammerly Boulevard in Houston. The victim was a backseat passenger in a gray Honda Civic traveling southbound on Hammerly Boulevard when a black Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling northbound failed to yield the right of way while turning left and struck the Honda. The crash resulted in the death of Alex Mendiola and serious injuries to two other passengers, ages four and 28; Mendiola and two other children were backseat passengers not properly restrained in seat belts. Reyes-Ventura consented to a blood draw and was questioned and released; following the return of the blood results, Reyes-Ventura was found to be intoxicated at the time of the crash and subsequently charged.
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Charges were filed against Reyes-Ventura in the 338th State District Court on March 18, 2019. As of September 2026, he remains at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts was urged to contact the HPD Traffic Enforcement Division at 713-247-5900 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Charges filed against Reyes-Ventura in 338th State District Court for intoxication manslaughter and other offenses related to the June 8, 2018 crash.
Fatal motor vehicle crash at 7800 Hammerly Boulevard, Houston. Omar Reyes-Ventura's black Ford F-150 struck a Honda Civic, killing 11-year-old Alex Mendiola and injuring three others.
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