LHS Graduate Killed by a Drunk Driver in Georgetown

Miguel Ramirez Jr, a 2019 La Grange High School graduate, who was a star student and standout football and soccer player for the Leps died Sunday when he and two of his electrical company coworkers were hit by a drunk driver.

Georgetown police said on Nov. 23, around 2:31 p.m., first responders responded to an auto-pedestrian crash near Westinghouse Road and Kelley Drive.

Police said a black Ford Escape, driven by 20-yearold Alezander Cruz of Austin, was on Kelley Drive when it hit an Oncor truck working in the area. The crash pushed that truck into another car, hitting three workers between two trucks. A fourth worker was able to get away.

The worker killed was later identified as 24-year-old Miguel Ramirez Jr, formerly of La Grange.

The other injured workers were identified as Oscar Ramirez, 28, and Chauncey Walden, 50. Oscar and Miguel are not related.

Police said Cruz showed signs of intoxication. He was arrested and booked into the Williamson County Jail. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. A passenger inside Cruz’s car fled the crash and hasn’t been identified or located as of press time.