Texas DPS identifies victims in Wise County rollover crash that killed 5, injured 9
ALVORD – The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday released the identities of the five people killed and the 9 injured in a rollover passenger van crash on U.S. 287 and FM 1655 in Wise County.
DPS spokesman Tony De La Cerda said the victims are of Haitian descent, were traveling from Florida to New Mexico, and that the investigation is not related to human smuggling or trafficking.
The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in Alvord, about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Three medical helicopters and several ambulances responded, transporting 11 people to various hospitals.
Killed in the crash, DPS said, were:
- Junior Louis, 35
- Diony Antoine, 46
- JN Irard Vixamar, 42
- Ledene Pierre-Louis, 36
- Geneve Louis, 28
Antoine, Vixamar, and Pierre-Louis were pronounced dead at the scene. Geneve Louis, the crash's only female victim, died at Medical City Denton.
Junior Louis was also pronounced dead at Medical City Denton on Friday.
Two of the passengers sustained critical injuries, DPS said. They include:
- Noel Fednel, 35, who was flown to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth
- Dieudyrat Eliassaint, 33, who was flown to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth
Eight other passengers were taken by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries, DPS said. They include:
- Walnick Desir, 33
- Reginald Neptune, 34
- Marc Jean Lorkens Baptiste, 25
- Vincola Lecean, 52
- Jean Edson, 35
- Jean Philippe Durock, 47
- Manius Vines, 44
Investigators said only one of the 14 people inside the van was wearing a seatbelt.
"The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available," De La Cerda said.
