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Woman sentenced to 10 years for fatal DWI wrong-way crash

Woman sentenced to 10 years for fatal DWI wrong-way crash
Noemi Martinez
Tarrant County Jail

A woman has pleaded guilty and received her sentence for a wrong-way crash last Thanksgiving that killed a 17-year-old boy in Tarrant County.

Benjamin Castenada was driving on Loop 820 in North Richland Hills on Thanksgiving day when police say he was hit by a car going the wrong the way. Castaneda died, and the driver of the wrong-way vehicle, Noemi Martinez was arrested and charged wtih intoxication manslaughter.


Castaneda played in the Mariachi band at Northside high school in Fort Worth, and the band played a tribute to him after the crash.

Martinez pleaded guilty to the intoxication manslaughter charge Thursday. A judge sentenced her to ten years in prison.

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