Corina Benitez-Gomez, 34, and Dayana Padron, 3, killed, and driver Victor Garcia, 48, charged in wrong-way collision on Highway 59 at Westpark Drive in Houston, Texas
3-year-old dead following wrong-way crash, man arrested
Police say a 34-year-old woman was taken to the hospital where she later died. Up to 11 others, including a 3-year-old girl, were taken to the hospital with various injuries.
On Tuesday authorities announced that the 3-year-old girl also died.
Driver charged in wrong way wreck that killed woman and girl
Corina Benitez-Gomez, 34, was taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 3-year-old girl identified as Dayana Padron died Monday at the hospital.
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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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