Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants. Texas Department of Public Safety says happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of Honda Civic hauling migrants and trying to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office and attempted to pass a semi truck, the state Department of Public Safety said. The Civic collided with a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, which caught fire.

Everyone in both vehicles was killed, according to DPS. That includes the 21-year-old driver of the Civic, who as from Houston, and his five passengers. Some of the passengers were from Honduras, department spokesman Christopher Olivarez said in a statement. The two people in the Equinox were from Georgia.

  • @ripe_banana
    22•8 months ago

    …and definitely not capitally punish them

    • @rockSlayer
      17•8 months ago

      or throw them into concentration camps

      • @surewhynotlem
        11•8 months ago

        It’s ok, we’re renaming them to focus groups. Much more humane sounding.