Man gets 4 life sentences for killing woman and her 3 young sons in 2021 drunk driving crash

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The east Texas man convicted of killing a mother and her three children in a drunk driving crash in 2021 will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A judge sentenced Daniel Canada to four life sentences on Monday. The sentences will run concurrently.
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Canada was convicted of four counts of intoxication manslaughter in a trial that lasted three weeks.

Canada was in town visiting from Longview at the time of the deadly crash, which happened on March 14, 2021 at about 8:20 p.m. in northwest Harris County.

The 37-year-old was driving at least 100 miles per hour on FM 2920 when he slammed into a car driven by 28-year-old mother Porsha Branch.

Branch's car burst into flames in a seven-car pileup, instantly killing the woman.



Her 7-month-old Drake died in the crash. Branch's sons Messiah, 2, and King, 5, later died at a hospital.
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Canada, who survived the crash with minor injuries, had a blood alcohol level of 0.15, which is nearly twice the legal limit in Texas. His blood test also showed marijuana and Xanax.

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