September 21st, 2021 by Thomas J. Henry

Houston Man, San Antonio Woman Killed in Beaumont Collision

Two people are dead and several others are injured as a result of a crash on Interstate 10 just outside of Beaumont.

Details of the Fatal Beaumont Crash

According to 12 News Now, the fatal crash happened on Interstate 10 at Highway 365 around 8:20 pm.

Police say a 2004 Honda passenger car driven by Kelvin Rivera, 28, of Houston, crossed into the eastbound lanes and struck a 2019 Dodge passenger van driven by Andresina Borja, 32, of San Antonio.

A passenger in the Honda, 40-year-old Tulio Funes Canales, and a passenger in the Dodge, 71-year-old Timotea Borja, was killed in the crash. Another passenger in the Dodge was transported by helicopter to a Houston hospital.

Both driver and the remaining passenger in the Dodge were transported to Southeast Texas Hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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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