Driver pleads guilty, admits to falling asleep in 7-vehicle pileup that killed 5, injured 4

Judge orders driver to be deported after he serves his sentence in the state jail.

A driver who admitted he was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer when he fell asleep and collided with stopped traffic pleaded guilty Thursday to nine charges related to the deadly 7-car pileup that killed five people and injured four others.

A plea hearing was scheduled for Thursday for 28-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez Companioni related to the June 28, 2025, crash. At that hearing, which came just three days before the first anniversary of the crash, Gonzalez Companioni pleaded guilty to nine felonies, including five counts of 2nd degree manslaughter and four counts of 2nd degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Judge Casey Blair of the 86th District Court accepted the plea bargain and sentenced Gonzalez Companioni to 20 years in state prison, after which he will be deported. Gonzalez Compan

Killed in the horrific crash were four members of one family and the driver of another vehicle. The victims were identified as 79-year-old Billy McKellar, 52-year-old Zabar McKellar, 45-year-old Krishaun McKellar and 16-year-old Kason McKellar. The family was all riding in their Ford F-150 pickup truck with 20-year-old Evan McKellar, who survived the crash that killed her brother, parents and grandfather.

"But you know what God wants us to do? Love you, one another, as he has. Love us so, son, I forgive you. I love you because I'm supposed to love you. And we will continue to lift you up in prayer, as well as your family and the Gregory family. We got you," said Ella Horne, Zabar McKellar's mother, during victim impact statements after the sentencing.

Nicole Gregory was also killed. The 49-year-old woman from Dallas was driving her 2021 Jeep Compass when she was hit. Her mother, Emily LaJeunesse, also addressed the defendant after sentencing.

"Young man, you took my daughter away, and I want you to remember her name for the rest of your life. Her name was Nicole Monique Lajeunesse Gregory and I pray that the Lord has mercy on your soul," LaJeunesse said.

Drivers and passengers of four other vehicles were also involved in the crash. Three people in a 2013 Ford Mustang were injured in the crash but were not hospitalized. Four others in three other vehicles were involved in the crash but were not injured.