Victims Identified In Fatal Texas Crash That Left Nine Dead

The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the victims involved in the fatal car crash that left nine people dead in Texas on Tuesday. 

Among those that lost their lives in the crash was the 13-year-old driver of the 2007 Dodge 2500 pickup truck that blew a spare tire and swerved in front of a van carrying members of New Mexico University of the Southwest’s men’s and women’s golf teams. 

The seven victims in the van were identified as Coach Tyler James, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico; Tiago Sousa, 18, of Portugal; Mauricio Sanchez, 19, of Mexico; Jackson Zinn, 22, of Westminster, Colorado; Travis Garcia, 19, of Pleasanton, Texas; Karisa Raines, 21, of Fort Stockton, Texas; and Laci Stone, 18, of Nocona, Texas.

Two other students, identified as Dayton Price, 19, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and Hayden Underhill, 20, of Amherstview, Ontario, Canada, were taken to area hospitals. They were listed in critical condition.

The student athletes were traveling back to school after playing at a tournament in Texas. The accident happened around 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday night on a stretch of rural highway in Andrews County, Texas.

“The USW campus community is shocked and saddened today as we mourn the loss of members of our university family,” the school said in a statement on Wednesday. The school advised that counseling staff and members of the worship team would be on campus for students, faculty, and staff to provide support following the tragedy.

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The teen’s father, Henrich Siemens, 38, was also killed in the crash.