16-Year-Old Killed, Five Teenagers Injured in Waxahachie Crash

A 16-year-old girl is dead, and five teenagers were seriously injured as a result of a crash on Saturday afternoon.

Details of the Fatal Waxahachie Accident

According to NBC-DFW, the fatal crash occurred around 2:30 pm when the driver of a 2007 Honda Accord lost control on a curve in the 100 block of Shoreside Trail. The Honda left the roadway and struck a culvert before coming to a stop.

The driver, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Five other passengers were seriously injured and transported to hospitals in Dallas and Waxahachie areas.

Among those injured were: a 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy, and a 17-year-old boy. Waxahachie ISD noted “multiple” of those involved in the crash were students.

Texas Car Accident Statistics 2018

Information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT):

  • There were 12,161 serious injury crashes in Texas in 2018 with 14,908 people sustaining a serious injury.
  • There were 701 people killed in crashes occurring in intersections or related to an intersection.
  • There were 548 people killed in head-on crashes in 2018.
  • There were no deathless days on Texas roadways in 2018.
  • There were 940 people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol. This is 26% of the total number of people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes.

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