On Friday afternoon just after 1 p.m. about 11 miles west of Glen Rose, Texas, an eastbound Pontiac Bonneville veered into the westbound lanes of Highway 67 and slammed head-on into a Kia Sedona. Our Highway 67 crash attorneys note that Abel Perez from Stratford was behind the wheel of the Bonneville in the fatal head-on crash.
Lydia Perez, Abel Perez’s wife, died in the crash, as did Mark Burns of Fort Worth, the driver of the Kia Sedona. Darla Burns and Wanda Burns, passengers in the Sedona, also died in the crash. Authorities said they were all wearing their seat belts at the time of the deadly Highway 67 wrong way wreck.
Three children in the Bonneville, identified as Joseph Geigeo, Absydee Geigeo, and Eternity Geigeo, received transport to the hospital for serious injuries from the head-on crash. Three children from the Sedona, named as Cami Burns, Kenya Burns, and Brealyn Burns, also received transport to the hospital for serious injuries from the Highway 67 wrong way wreck. Kenya Burns reportedly received incapacitating injuries in the tragic head-on crash near Glen Rose.
Authorities indicated they did not believe alcohol was a factor in the deadly Highway 67 wrong way wreck, but that the head-on crash remained under investigation. (Source: Russell Anglin, amarillo.com news, 7/20/13)
The Highway 67 crash attorneys at Denena Points, PC express their deepest sympathies to the Burns and the Perez families. And our thoughts and prayers are with the many hurt children and their families, hoping for their full and rapid recoveries from their injuries.
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Wrong Way Wrecks Often Cause More Severe Damage than Other Types of Crashes
The reason is that these collisions often occur at high speed and end in violent head-on impacts. Studies in several U.S. states have shown that the death rate for wrong way wrecks is between 12 and 27 times higher than for other types of crashes. Our Highway 67 crash attorneys point out that drunken driving causes about 60% of head-on, wrong way collisions. Our Highway 67 crash attorneys point out that many wrong way collisions occur at night and after a drunken driver has entered the exit ramp of a highway.
But as the Highway 67 head-on crash near Glen Rose demonstrates, deadly head-on collisions could occur at any time. Distracted driving behaviors like texting while driving; dealing with children, pets, or companions; eating; reading; or changing the music might also lead to wrecks. And driver fatigue is another common cause of wrong way collisions. Drive safe: stay alert behind the wheel.
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