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.

  • @cybersandwich
    4•1 year ago

    The reporting isn’t clear or is being intentionally vague. DPS is state police. That’s who was pursuing the vehicle.

    CBP/USBP are federal agents. They weren’t pursuing this vehicle. CBP is who updated their policy.

    So the framework may be clear and may be working just fine. DPS doesn’t necessarily follow the federal framework though. Maybe DPS needs to adopt it?

    They are reporting on apples and oranges like they are the same thing. This reporter needs to do better.