A 31-year-old Corpus Christi man who left his 4-month-old son in a hot car has been arrested in connection with another death.

Alex Rodriguez served 18 months in prison for leaving his two children in a hot car for more than four hours at his home on the 2600 block of Presa Street Sept. 8, 2015.

Alex Rodriguez Jr. died at a hospital. His then 16-month-old sister survived.

Police arrested Rodriguez, who was 23 at the time, and he tested positive for cocaine.

Now, Rodriguez is facing intoxication manslaughter charges stemming from an incident on March 8, 2024, on Baldwin Boulevard near Agnes Street.

According to a police report, Rodriguez was intoxicated when he drove his 2008 Cadillac STS at a high speed over railroad tracks, causing his car to go airborne, before hitting the roadway,

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