5 younger buddies heading on a ladies’ journey had been killed when a truck slammed head-on into their automobile, which flipped over and burst into flames simply 20 minutes from their vacation spot.
The 5 girls, all of their 20s, had been touring from Dallas to a lake home in central Texas on Friday, July 25, when a truck pulling a horse trailer veered into oncoming visitors and struck a number of autos, in response to the Texas Division of Public Security.
The ladies’s Mercedes SUV flipped over on affect, killing everybody inside because it burst into flames, police mentioned.
The truck driver — recognized as Kody Talley — fled, however has since been charged with 5 counts of manslaughter.
The 5 killed had been longtime greatest buddies Thalia Salinas, Ruby Cruz, Brianna Valadez, Desiree Cervantez and Jacqueline Velazco.
Salinas was behind the wheel, and was taking her buddies on a lakefront trip to have fun her twenty third birthday, the place her household was planning to fulfill them.
“Phrases can’t describe how devastated we’re,” Salinas’ household informed CBS NewsTexas.
“We had been en path to have fun Thalia’s birthday in Kingsland, Texas, at her favourite place — on the lake — with all her favourite folks. Then we received information of the women’ passing away within the worst accident we might ever think about.
“We’ll by no means recuperate from shedding Thalia, Brianna, Ruby, Jackie and Desi,” Salinas’ household mentioned, describing the ladies as like sisters who had been greatest buddies since center college.
Drivers of the opposite autos that had been hit survived with solely minor accidents, police mentioned.
Talley’s truck later crashed into the fence, the place he ditched it and left the scene, in response to officers.
He was not examined for medication or alcohol the day of the crash.
Talley was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 5 counts of manslaughter.
