Baytown mother sues police, claims wrongful prosecution in son’s 2020 crash death

A Baytown mother who lost her son in a 2020 car crash has filed a lawsuit against the Baytown Police Department, accusing officers of fabricating evidence and pursuing wrongful criminal charges against her. Heather Guerra filed the lawsuit Friday in Harris County District Court, alleging malicious prosecution, civil rights violations, and emotional damages after being accused of manslaughter and aggravated assault following a wreck that killed her five-year-old son, Julian Guerra, and injured another driver.