Jose Abraham Maldonado Tapia, 19, arrested after auto-pedestrian crash that left Rogelio Caballero Alonso, 46, dead and a 7-year-old girl hospitalized near Weslaco, Texas
DPS: 46-year-old man dead, 7-year-old girl hospitalized in auto-ped accident
Troopers say the two pedestrians were walking far away from the roadway when the vehicle hit them for unknown reasons.
Pedestrian Rogelio Caballero Alonso of Weslaco died at the scene. The 7-year-old girl was transported to the hospital with injuries.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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