00:00To many families, Mira was more than just a crossing guard. He was a familiar, reassuring
00:06presence in the neighborhood, standing in the road every day for several years, no matter the weather,
00:14dedicated solely to keeping our children safe. He paid the ultimate price for that dedication
00:21because Joshua Alvarado chose to drive to work while high on drugs. This crash was not an accident.
00:30It was inevitable. What our investigation has revealed was that this defendant allegedly drove
00:38with a dangerous cocktail of powerful sedatives and antidepressants in his system. This combination
00:46that he was taking is even more toxic than what might be prescribed to somebody. You can't drive
00:54a car when you're taking drugs that impair your response time, your vision, your awareness of what's
01:03going on around you.
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