Texas DPS investigating multi-fatality South Texas crash

ZAVALA COUNTY (CBSNewsTexas.com) - The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-car crash in South Texas that claimed the lives of at least eight people. 

It happened on U.S. Highway 57 near Batesville on Nov. 8. 

Law enforcement officials said the 21-year-old driver, who was from Houston was a suspected human smuggler. He, and five migrants in the car were killed. Their car slammed head-on into an SUV when the driver passed an 18-wheeler in a no-passing zone. 

Both occupants of the SUV, who were from Georgia also died after their truck caught fire, investigators said. 

Troopers confirmed several of the deceased are from Honduras. 

In:
• Immigration
• Death
• EMPTY TAG 1
• Texas

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

Twitter Instagram