The Brief
- A court hearing was held Friday for Aaron Roberts, a man accused of driving drunk and killing a 22-year-old woman.
- In September 2023, Fort Worth police say Roberts was drunk when he was driving down the wrong way on Chisholm Trail Parkway and slammed head-on into Brianna Lopez, killing her.
- One year later, Lopez’s loved ones reflect on their loss and continue expressing their anger over Roberts being released on bond the day after the crash.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Nearly one year after a wrong-way crash in Fort Worth that killed a woman, her family is expressing their frustration that the suspected drunk driver was released on bond — one day after the crash.
The family of 22-year-old Brianna Lopez gathered at her gravesite Friday to continue grieving one year after their overwhelming loss.
The visit came just hours after they attended a Tarrant County court hearing for Aaron Roberts, the suspected drunk driver accused of killing Lopez.
Police say Roberts was going the wrong way on Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth when he slammed head-on into Lopez, causing her death.
“It’s hard to wake up every day knowing she’s not here,” said her mother, Yolanda Murillo.
It was September 2023 when Lopez was driving home after spending time with friends. …