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Pregnant Mom and 2 Children Killed Alongside Father in Texas
The early morning crash on a freeway in Lubbock also claimed the life of the wrong-way driver. Pregnant Mom and 2 Children Killed Alongside Father in Head-On Collision in Texas. A pregnant woman, her partner and her two young children were killed by a wrong-way driver in an early-morning crash in Texas over the weekend.
Melodi Boivin, 21, Xavier Caballero, 23, and their children Marcellus, 2, and Lezlie, 1, were killed in the crash on a Lubbock highway early Saturday morning, Lubbock police said. in a press release.
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The family’s minivan was traveling in the right lane along the Marsha Sharp Freeway shortly before 1:30 a.m. when she was struck head-on by George Wallace, 46, who was driving his SUV on the wrong side of the road. Wallace also died in the accident, authorities said.
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Both children, who were in car seats, were taken to University Medical Center where they were pronounced dead, according to the statement. Police closed the freeway on Sunday to further investigate and map the crash, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. A GoFundMe started by Xavier’s cousin Bailey Bryan alleges the family was “hit by a drunk driver.”
Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards funeral arrangements for the victims, whose families “are going through a great tragedy and need all the help they can get.”“Please help these two families as they lost not one, but four and more in this tragedy,” Bryan wrote.Read More……