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Revelan exámenes que Emilio Navaira se encontraba ebrio cuando chocó

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Houston, 2 de mayo, 2008.- Exámenes toxicológicos revelaron que el cantante y compositor de música texana Emilio Navaira se encontraba ebrio cuando conducía el autobús de su banda que chocó en una autopista de Houston y le provocó una grave lesión cerebral.

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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Pre-Show American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage.com
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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Heineken Green Carpet American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by Arnold Turner/WireImage.com
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From left, members of the Navaira family, Emilio Navaira IV , Cindy Navaira, Emely Navaira, and Diego Navaira speak to fans during a candle light vigil on Monday March 24, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo, San Antonio Express-News, Edwward A. Ornelas)
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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Pre-Show American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage.com
Department of Neurosurgery research assistant Robert Funk is used to demonstrate the equipment used in hypothermia therapy, the treatment that was used on Tejano musician Emilio Navaira, during a press conference at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center Wednesday, March 26, 2008. The treatment is used to cool a patient's body temperature down to about 92 degrees for 24 hours then slowly warmed up. This process allows the brain to recover by slowing down the activity of brain cells during the time they are vulnerable to injury. Navaira, a popular Tejano musician, suffered trauma to his brain after a tour bus accident Sunday. Navaira is currently is in critical condition.(AP PHOTO/ Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )
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Emilio Navaira's brother, Raul Navaira, left, listens to Dr. Alex Valadka, director of neurotrauma services at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and vice chair of neurosciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, gives an update on his brother's condition during a press conference at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Emilio Navaira, a popular Tejano musician, suffered trauma to his brain after a tour bus accident on Sunday. Navaira is currently in a coma in critical condition. ( AP PHOTO/Johnny Hanson /Houston Chronicle )
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Wearing an Emilio Navaira T-shirt, Adam Fernandez of Houston (center) prays during a mass and prayer vigil for Emilio Navaira at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Monday, March 24, 2008, in Houston. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo/The Houston Chronicle,Johnny Hanson)
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From left, members of the Navaira family, Emilio Navaira IV , Cindy Navaira, Emely Navaira, and Diego Navaira speak to fans during a candle light vigil on Monday March 24, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo, San Antonio Express-News, Edwward A. Ornelas) **MAGS OUT. NO SALES. SAN ANTONIO OUT**
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Kathryn Perez stops to take a photo of Hallabaloos Night Club on Monday, March 24, 2008 where a sign advertises Tejano singer Emilio Navaira and the band Rio, in Houston, Texas. Perez has been a fan of Navaira, 45, known to his fans simply as Emilio since she was 16, and drives to different cities in Texas to attend his concerts. Navaira's survival was in doubt Monday after the tour bus that police said he was not licensed to drive crashed on a freeway, leaving him with serious head injuries. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT **
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The bus carrying Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira sits on top of a barrier after the band's bus crashed at 5 a.m. Sunday March 23, 2008, on Interstate 610 northbound in Houston, leaving Navaira critically injured. Navaira was one of eight passengers on the bus who were injured, said Houston Assistant Fire Chief Omero Longoria. Navaira was listed in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was being treated in the intensive care unit, said hospital administrator Lisa Lagrone. (AP Photo/The Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)
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El Departamento de Policía de Bellaire, suburbio de Houston donde se registró el accidente el pasado 23 de marzo, informó que las pruebas revelaron que el artista estaba intoxicado al momento del accidente.

Navaira, de 45 años, conducía el autobús de su banda Río sobre la autopista 610, en el sur de esta ciudad, cuando se impactó contra un conjunto de barriles que protegen estructuras de cemento sobre la vía.

El cantante, ganador del Grammy al Mejor Album de Música Texana en 2003, salió disparado por el impacto y se estrelló contra el pavimento. El fue el más lesionado de los siete que viajaban en el autobús.

El grupo había terminado su actuación esa noche en el club de música texana Hallabaloos, en Houston, y se dirigía de madrugada a San Antonio, donde tiene su sede.

Navaira ha permanecido hospitalizado desde el día del accidente. Las primeras semanas las pasó en un estado de semi inconsciencia del que salió para comenzar a recuperarse de manera paulatina, luego de haber sido intervenido en dos ocasiones.

El pasado 23 de abril el cantante fue transferido a un hospital de rehabilitación para iniciar su siguiente fase de recuperación.

Navaira es considerado uno de los máximos exponentes de la música Tex-Mex, popular durante la década pasada, junto con Selena, asesinada en 1995.

El cantante y compositor ha colocado varios álbumes de éxito, por los que ha sido reconocido en múltiples ocasiones, como en 2003 cuando ganó un Grammy por "Acuérdate" en la categoría de Mejor Album de Música Texana. Su álbum más reciente "De Nuevo" salió en septiembre pasado.

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