Texas Mother Killed in Duncanville Head-On Collision

Glass of dark liquor on a table next to a car key.

A young mother was killed Sunday when her vehicle was struck head-on by an intoxicated driver on Interstate 20.

Details of the Fatal Duncanville Collision

According to FOX News, Amberly McCray, 23, of Grand Prairie, was pronounced dead at the scene after a wrong-way driver caused a chain-reaction crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 in Duncanville, Texas.

Police say Guillermo Suarez, 31, was driving an SUV in the wrong direction when he sideswiped a vehicle and struck another vehicle head-on, forcing the second vehicle into an 18-wheeler. Suarez was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and driving while intoxicated.

Family members of McCray told reporters that she had a 9-month-old son.

Texas Car Crash Statistics

The following information was provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT):

  • 3,773 people were killed in Texas traffic accidents in 2016, marking a 5.45% increase from the 3,578 deaths reported in 2015.
  • 638 of the deaths reported in 2016 were attributed to head-on collision.
  • Alcohol was determined to be a factor in 987 traffic deaths, accounting for roughly 26% of all Texas traffic fatalities.
  • An additional 264,076 people were injured in auto accidents in Texas in 2016.
  • Based on reportable data for 2016, TxDOT estimates:
    • One person was killed in a traffic accident every 2 hours and 20 minutes.
    • One person was injured every 1 minute and 59 seconds.
    • A reportable crash occurred every 57 seconds.

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