Man sentenced to 45 years for death of Harris Co. deputy constable, her daughter
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A jury has delivered its sentence after a man was found guilty of killing a Harris County deputy constable and her child back in 2024.
Man sentenced in death of Harris County deputy constable, child
What we know:
Omar Jose Alvarado was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison. The sentencing comes after Alvarado was found guilty on two counts of intoxication manslaughter.
According to the judgment, Alvarado was sentenced to 25 years for the death of Harris County Precinct 5 deputy constable Katherine Hutson and 20 years for the death of Hutson's eight-year-old daughter, Kacey.
The backstory:
The crash happened in November 2024 on the I-10 Katy Freeway.
Constable Hutson had been working an off-duty traffic control job for a construction crew at the time of the crash. She was inside her white Chevrolet Impala with its emergency light bar equipment on, positioned behind the construction crew for safety. Kacey was in the passenger seat of the vehicle.
According to investigators, Alvarado was driving a gray Mazda 3 westbound on the freeway when he struck the Impala from behind. The impact caused a fiery explosion, killing both Hutson and her daughter at the scene. A 25-year-old female passenger in Alvarado’s vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The Source: FOX 26 was present during Omar Alvarado's sentencing hearing. This report also includes information from court records and previous FOX 26 reporting.