Marco Antonio Martinez Torres

How they died

Pursuit

At about 11:09 a.m., a Texas trooper spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu with an expired registration plate. The trooper attempted to pull over the Malibu for the traffic violation, but the driver, David Valadez, 27, fled. The pursuit ended when the Malibu crashed into the metal gate of Remolinos Snack & Grill No. 2. Valadez abandoned the other. Valadez was transporting three people: Marco Antonio Martinez Torres, Antonio Olivo Hernandez and Israel Olivo Sanchez. Martinez Torres was riding in the trunk and killed; Olivo Hernandez was the backseat passenger; and Olivo Sanchez was the front seat passenger, and both were injured. Valadez was initially charged with manslaughter, smuggling of persons causing serious bodily injury or death, and evading arrest causing death. Valadez was also federally charged with attempt to transport and conspire to transport the immigrants resulting in death and causing injury, and placing another in jeopardy of life.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Marco Antonio Martinez Torres, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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