A man who killed five members of the same family in a drunk driving accident was confronted by the one family member who survived in a courtroom on Tuesday . A brave Stephanie Guzman , 16 , stared right at 35-year-old Efraim Carmona and told him what it was like to wake up from a coma and learn that every member of her family was dead . Carmona , who had a blood alcohol level of .23 at the time of the crash in Houston , Texas , took a plea and will serve 50 years in prison . All this as Guzman still remains in a wheelchair with her face and body covered in scars from the crash , which took place last June . Stephanie Guzman ( above ) , 16 , faced Efraim Carmona in a Houston Texas courtroom on Tuesday as he was sentenced on six counts of drunk driving . Carmona ( above ) , 35 , was drunk and driving the wrong way when he hit a truck carrying Guzman , her parents and her three siblings . 'It was just a moment that I could n't believe , ' said Guzman . 'It was hard for me when I found out , when they came to me and were like , `` sorry for your loss . '' I was like , that 's a lie ! I could n't believe it . ' Guzman had lost her father , Valentin Guzman , 41 ; mother , 40-year-old Elvira Guzman Santoy ; sisters Ani and Patricia , 12 and 11 ; and 3-year-old brother , Valentin Jr . Yet when speaking about Carmona later with KHOU , Guzman made it clear she was dealing with the tragedy , and doing her best to move on in the aftermath . ' I forgive him because I 'm really not God . The one that he needs to say sorry to is God , not to me , ' she said . As for her family , Guzman stated ; ' I know that they are happy for me , why ? Because they were there for me and I really thank God and I 'm really thankful because I had great parents no matter what . They were still there for me . ' Now , Guzman is focused on working hard and getting out of her wheelchair . Guzman had lost her father , Valentin Guzman , 41 ; mother , 40-year-old Elvira Guzman Santoy ; sisters Ani and Patricia , 12 and 11 ; and 3-year-old brother , Valentin Jr. ( all above ) Guzman ( above ) discussed how difficult it was to wake up from a coma and learned her entire family had been killed . Carmona was driving a flatbed truck when he entered the Sam Houston Tollway ’ s westbound lanes but he was tragically heading east that June . He then hit the packed Ford F-150 pickup carrying the entire Guzman family head-on , which immediately burst into flames . The fact that Stephanie survived has till be hailed as a 'miracle . ' The crash was so bad that the victims could not even be identified for week saves Stephanie , who was in a coma . Carmona pleaded guilty to five counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault .
Stephanie Guzman , 16 , faced Efraim Carmona in a Texas Houston courtroom on Tuesday as he was sentenced on six counts of drunk driving . Carmona , 35 , was drunk and driving the wrong way when he hit a truck carrying Guzman , her parents and her three siblings . Guzman went into a coma , and when she awoke learned that every member of her family was dead , and that she would need a wheelchair . The crash was so bad it took weeks to positively identify all five of the victims who had died . Carmona , who had a blood alcohol level of .23 at the time of the crash , took a plea and will serve 50 years in prison .