Mexican rapper pleads guilty in deadly drunk driving crash in downtown Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man faces a possible sentencing of eight years behind bars for his role in a crash that left a man dead in downtown Indianapolis last year. According to a plea agreement obtained by FOX59/CBS4, 26-year-old Brayan Camacho Calleja would plead guilty to causing death when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, which is a Level 4 Felony. The agreement would also see him plead guilty to three counts of criminal recklessness, with each being a Level 6 Felony. Before the deadly incident, Camacho Calleja was known as popular Mexican rapper El Moreno Mexicano. His 57 YouTube videos have garnered more than 35 million views. The plea agreement was filed in Marion Superior Court 28 on May 21. As part of the plea deal, Camacho Calleja will not serve longer than eight years behind bars and his driver's license will be suspended for 12 years. The state would dismiss the following charges that were initially pending against him in the case: According to previous reports, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded on Sept. 20 shortly before 3 a.m. to the intersection of East Ohio and North East Streets after receiving reports that a personal injury accident occurred. Court documents have now shed more light on the deadly crash that left 31-year-old Aaron Radford dead. A detective was sitting in his parked vehicle in a parking lot in the 600 block of East Ohio Street when he recalled overhearing the "distinct sound of a car crash.” The detective then turned his head toward the west of the intersection, where he observed a red Dodge Charger "sliding” eastward on Ohio Street toward him. Court documents reveal that the vehicle continued sliding from the eastbound lanes and onto a nearby sidewalk before coming to a halt against an apartment building in the 500 block of East Ohio Street. As the detective approached the Charger, a male reportedly exited from the driver’s seat and began to walk away. A female who was sitting in the passenger seat also started walking away from the vehicle. Officers arrived on the scene a short time later, where they determined that a black 2016 GMC Yukon was heading southbound on North East Street when the Charger reportedly struck the Yukon. Radford was a passenger in the Yukon. IMPD later revealed that the impact of the collision caused the Yukon to leave the roadway and strike a utility pole before the Charger struck a building. Radford was ejected from the vehicle and came to rest in the grass next to a sidewalk, court documents said. Radford was brought to Methodist Hospital, where he later died. The detective then met and spoke with Camacho Calleja via a translator. He explained that he had recently left a downtown bar and was heading across East Ohio Street. He claimed that, as the light changed from green to yellow, he sped up and that this caused the crash. As their conversation continued, the detective noted that he could smell an alcohol odor emitting from Camacho Calleja’s breath. Police also indicated that Camacho Calleja had "very bloodshot and glossy eyes.” The officer then had Camacho Calleja perform a standardized field sobriety test. According to court documents, officers could not locate Camacho Calleja within Indiana’s BMV system and determined that he did not have an Indiana driver’s license with him. The only form of identification he had at the time was a Mexican Consulate Card. Camacho Calleja was then placed under arrest and transported to the Marion County Jail as his blood evidence was sent in for a toxicology screening. Camacho Calleja’s Blood Alcohol Content was later determined to be .108. As part of their investigation, officers also heard from a passenger in Camacho Calleja’s vehicle. She stated that the two had been at a downtown bar, where they consumed "a lot of alcohol.” After the bar closed, they got into Camacho Calleja’s Charger and began driving downtown. The passenger said Camacho Calleja was driving at a "high rate of speed” and ran through multiple red lights before the deadly crash, court documents said. Officers also met and spoke with the driver of the GMC Yukon. He told officers that he was a Lyft driver and had picked Radford up from a bar on Massachusetts Avenue a few minutes prior. Although he survived the wreckage, court documents noted the driver sustained two broken ribs. Investigators then turned their attention to the Airbag Control Module inside the Charger after a search warrant was approved. The data revealed that the Charger was traveling 71 mph five seconds before the crash. The speed only increased, as the Charger was determined to be traveling 94 mph 1.1 seconds before the crash. The posted speed limit on East Ohio Street is 25 miles per hour. If either party cannot reach an agreement in the case, online court records show that Camacho Calleja would appear in Marion Superior Court 28 on June 8 to begin his jury trial. As FOX59/CBS4 previously reported, Camacho Calleja was in the country illegally when the deadly crash occurred and had been placed on a federal detainer at the Adult Detention Center.