Eight people were killed when a suspected human trafficker fleeing from police on a Texas highway crashed into another car on Wednesday, state authorities said.
The driver of the Honda carrying the Honduran was trying to go around an 18-wheeler in a no-passing lane when he crashed into a Chevy SUV while being pursued by Zavala County Sheriff’s deputies, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said.
The crash happened Wednesday, police said. @LtChrisOlivarez/Twitter
The driver and passenger of the SUV, both from Georgia, were killed. They were identified by authorities as Jose Lerma, 67, and Isabel Lerma, 65.
The alleged smuggler and five passengers were also killed in the fiery wreckage. Some of the people who died in the vehicle were from Honduras, authorities said.
The identity of the body has not been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
Both cars were charred and torn apart, according to photos from the scene.
Both cars were destroyed in the collision. @LtChrisOlivarez/Twitter
Dangerous police chases involving human smugglers from the southern border have become commonplace.
A man transporting migrants killed a 7-year-old girl, her grandmother and two others as he tried to flee from police in March.
Two teenage smugglers crashed their car on a Texas highway in February while leading police on a high-speed chase. The illegal immigrants they brought were seriously injured.
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