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Driver convicted in deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter sentenced to 60 years
![Miguel Roberts George Alvarez, center, listens and reacts to his sentence alongside his attorneys on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Cameron County Courthouse in Brownsville, Texas. A Texas jury found Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/17a28ca7c1124a0cba26ef9d7c2d553a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
George Alvarez, center, listens and reacts to his sentence alongside his attorneys on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Cameron County Courthouse in Brownsville, Texas. A Texas jury found Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
![Michael Gonzalez FILE - A passenger looks at a memorial site from a moving vehicle where eight migrants were killed, and several others injured the day before while waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe0aa54b27f44e01b2c3135e68f872ac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A passenger looks at a memorial site from a moving vehicle where eight migrants were killed, and several others injured the day before while waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)
![Valerie Gonzalez FILE - Poster boards regarding George Alvarez stand during a news conference on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. A Texas jury has found Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024, over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a871609d4dfb4cdea2270bc7d8ec6fb7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Poster boards regarding George Alvarez stand during a news conference on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. A Texas jury has found Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024, over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
![Michael Gonzalez FILE - Patty Limon watches her daughters Annaalexis Limon and Monica Limon place a Venezuelan flag, painted by Annaalexis, at a memorial where eight migrants were killed, and several others injured the day before while waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cf3932fe95e146ef8ef6ecbc9a974ed9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Patty Limon watches her daughters Annaalexis Limon and Monica Limon place a Venezuelan flag, painted by Annaalexis, at a memorial where eight migrants were killed, and several others injured the day before while waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)
![Miguel Roberts Four people place a wooden cross in the ground, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas, that they built and hand-painted in homage to the eight Venezuelans who lost their lives when the driver of an SUV killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bdc3915f80f54ecab9cab005f55345af/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Four people place a wooden cross in the ground, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas, that they built and hand-painted in homage to the eight Venezuelans who lost their lives when the driver of an SUV killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)
![Michael Gonzalez FILE - Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. fter they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4554528903474ef9a33d73f12d9263c2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. fter they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)