A driver uploaded a video of him drinking beer just moments before he was involved in a horror smash that killed three of his passengers.
Camilo Morejon, 47, was seen swigging beer from a bottle while behind the wheel of his silver Honda before the fatal smash in Jersey Village in Houston, Texas.
In the footage, Mr Morejon brags in Spanish in front of his girlfriend: "I drive better when I drink".
But just ten minutes later, Morejon had crashed his vehicle into a black pickup and three of his passengers, including his partner, were dead.
Morejon and the driver of the pickup truck suffered serious injuries and are being treated in hospital, reports the New York Post.
A prosecutor for Harris County, Sean Teare, confirmed his department was now investigating the Facebook live video which showed the suspect behind the wheel and drinking beer.
The video was was uploaded at around 7:47am, while the crash happened just six minutes later at 7:53am.
Morejon has been charged with three counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault, the prosecutor said.
"It's very rare that we see actions of the defendant that close in time to a horrific crash like that but it's what happens, it's what goes on moments before lives are lost," Teare said.
Investigators investigating whether after-hours bars that may have served Morejon alcohol to see if they might have possibly played a role in the crash.
"We believe there are probably thee or four bars that are around the area we believe they were and we are in the process today of going to those locations determining which ones were contributing factors to this crash," Teare said.
The three passengers who died in the crash have been identified as Morejon’s girlfriend Leosveyka Gonzalez, Pedro Martinez, and Massel Rodriguez.
If Morejon is found guilty and convicted of three charges of intoxication manslaughter he could face up to 80 years in prison, according to reports.
