Adriana Rodriguez, 29, and Karina Villarreal, 32, killed, Monica Pastrana, 34, injured, and Jose Marquez Jr., 22, charged after pedestrian collision on Jacaman Road in Laredo, Texas
Update: Fatal Accident Along Jacaman Road
Police say 22-year-old Jose Marquez Jr. was driving the pickup truck that hit the three women. Marquez is a student at TAMIU. He's charged with two counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say, as per procedure, they sought a blood test on Marquez which, they say, he voluntarily gave up.
5K to honor crash victim, raise money for scholarship fund
The Laredo Builders Association will host its first-ever Karina M. Villarreal Scholarship 5K Run/Walk in May to honor the memory of the local educator, mother and avid runner who lost her life in a fatal auto-pedestrian incident in August.
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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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