State of Texas v. Nestor Luján Flores

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intoxication Manslaughter and Collision Involving Death.

Nestor Luján Flores, 31, ruck and killed a pedestrian while driving intoxicated and then drove nearly 40 miles with the victim’s body inside his vehicle.

January 6, 2026 Contact: Claire Crouch Dallas County District Attorney’s Office
214-653-3600 (Office) Claire.Crouch@DallasCounty.org

After Striking Pedestrian and Driving Nearly 40 Miles with Victim’s Body in Vehicle

Nestor Luján Flores, 31, pleaded guilty to Intoxication

Investigators determined Flores struck a 45-year-old pedestrian on the westbound I-30 service road near Cockrell Hill Road in west Dallas on the evening of Dec. 16, 2023. Evidence showed the impact was so severe the victim was thrown into the vehicle. Portions of the victim’s remains were later recovered at the crash site.

Despite extensive damage to his vehicle, Flores continued driving west to the town of White Settlement, where surveillance video showed him pulling into a Jack in the Box parking lot shortly after 9 p.m. He remained there for more than two hours.

At approximately 11:15 p.m., White Settlement police were called after a customer reported a damaged vehicle and an unresponsive driver. Officers discovered the victim’s body in the front passenger seat. Flores never reported the crash.

A blood draw conducted early the following morning showed Flores’ blood alcohol concentration was 0.093. Flores also had a prior DWI conviction from 2020.

Thank you to the Dallas County DA’s Office Vehicular Crimes Unit, the White Settlement Police, Plano

Police and Dallas County Sheriff’s Office who all assisted in this investigation.

Flores pleaded guilty and was sentenced 15 years on both charges, to run
concurrently, and entered a deadly weapon finding in the intoxication manslaughter case meaning Flores must serve at least half of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole.