A dozen people were injured and one person was killed after being tossed out of a pickup truck Wednesday in a Texas crash that officials believe was connected to human smuggling.
The driver of a Ford truck crashed in La Joya, about 5 miles from the Mexican border, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, Lt. Chris Olivarez, said.
The driver of the pickup truck was attempting to evade law enforcement after running a red light.
Twelve people were injured and one was killed in a Texas pickup truck crash. Twitter/@LtChrisOlivarez“Due to excessive speed & recklessness the driver crashed & rolled over on a dirt road,” Olivarez tweeted.
“Twelve occupants ejected & 1 deceased,” he continued.
Pictures taken at the scene of the accident show a dirty and battered-up tan Ford pickup truck flipped over with its wheels in the air.
Police suspect the car was connected to human smuggling. Twitter/@LtChrisOlivarezEleven of the 12 people ejected from the truck, including the driver, were transported to a nearby hospital.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, South Texas Region, is still investigating the crash, Olivarez wrote, adding that officials “suspect human smuggling.”
