LONGVIEW, Texas — A 21-year-old Tyler man accused of causing a crash near Longview that killed two children told state troopers just after the wreck that he often drinks and drives but "knows his limits,” according to a probable cause affidavit.
Hayden Matthew Malone was held Wednesday in the Gregg County Jail on two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and two counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, according to jail records. His bonds total $600,000.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested Malone on Dec. 13 shortly after responding to a crash on Texas 149 in Lakeport involving Malone’s vehicle and another car.
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