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Name withheld by police
Other
Gender
Male
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
03/16/2021
Location
US Hwy 277 Del Rio TX 78840 Val Verde
Cause of Death
Pursuit
DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, and it crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers--seven men and one woman--from the Dodge pickup were killed. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup and one undocumented passenger from the Dodge pickup were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup truck tried to leave but was apprehended. Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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Alleged Responsible Party
Texas Department of Public Safety
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