ATASCOSA COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Hector Osorio, the San Antonio cardiologist accused of killing a 21-year-old Christopher Farias Jr., while driving drunk on interstate 37 in April, was found dead over the weekend.

Osorio, 60, was facing an Intoxication Manslaughter charge after he struck and killed Farias Jr. while driving the wrong way on Interstate 37.

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According to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, Osorio was found deceased of an apparent suicide in Atascosa County.

Osorio worked at the Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio.

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Geo quick facts: Atascosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 44,911. Its county seat is Jourdanton. The county was formed in 1856 from Bexar County and is named for the Atascosa River – Wikipedia.