A semi-truck driver who killed a woman on a Texas highway last week lied to investigators about the crash.
The driver, identified as Khasan Begbaev, 39, from Uzbekistan, was charged with manslaughter after Lisa Maldonado, 33, died in the crash.
Khasan Begbaev has residency in the United States (New York), but it will be revoked, and he can be deported if he is convicted.
Begbaev initially told investigators that he took the wrong exit while traveling toward Austin on Interstate 635 and was driving slowly in the left lane with his hazard lights on.
However, dashcam footage reviewed by investigators shows that Begbaev was stopped on the off-ramp and reversed on the highway!
“Police said the camera footage showed the semi-truck stop on the ramp at 2:32 a.m. and begin slowly reversing down the highway while other vehicles passed on the right. Video captured the impact of Maldonado’s vehicle striking the rear of the backing semi at 2:34 a.m., after which the truck briefly stopped before pulling forward a short distance, according to the affidavit,” Fox 4 DFW reported.
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