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Jose Ortiz
United States · Aged 6 · Died 08/12/2013
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A man in a stolen truck chased at a very high rate of speed by a Texas Highway Patrol sergeant smashed into a Chevy Suburban and killed six family members. Dead: father Jose Luis Ortiz, mother Olga Lidia Morales-Cardoza, and children Elias Ortiz, Fernanda Ortiz, Ricardo Ortiz and Jose Ortiz, ranging in age from 1 to 6. One 3-year-old survived with injuries.
Alleged responsible partyTexas Department of Public SafetyReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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