The woman driving the Ford was headed east as 29-year-old Sergio Delgado was traveling south in the Nissan and the Cadillac was heading northbound. The driver of the Ford failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into the Nissan, causing a chain-reaction collision where the Nissan sideswiped the Cadillac. The Nissan then veered off the road before catching fire.
The Ford hit a utility pole before leaving the road, where the passenger, later identified as 43-year-old Jeremy John Hess of Wisconsin, was ejected from the vehicle before being hit by a nearby Ford Econoline van. Delgado was killed and pronounced dead at the scene. Hess and the driver of the Escape were hospitalized for treatment, and Hess later succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the Cadillac was also hospitalized. No further information on the accident is currently available. An ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash is in progress.
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased victims at this time. Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families in hopes of a full recovery.
Deadly Intersection Crashes in Texas
Stop signs and traffic lights are the most common way to control traffic at intersections. These devices regulate who can enter an intersection and when in order to prevent serious collisions. Every year, the police report about 700,000 motor vehicle collisions at stop signs around the nation. Data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) show that over 42,000 stop sign-related accidents occur in the state every year, and drivers who ran stop signs or stop lights were responsible for 13,422 of those accidents.
No family should have to go through the pain of losing a loved one due to the negligent or reckless actions of another. Under Texas state law, surviving family members can pursue a wrongful death claim in order to seek lost compensation and justice after a deadly crash. If you learn that another person’s wrongdoing or carelessness resulted in your family member’s death, handling this situation may become even more difficult. It could be hard to sort through your emotions and predict how your family would react to this terrible circumstance. Our skilled wrongful death attorneys may be able to help you if the negligence of a government organization, company, or individual caused the death of a loved one. If you are ready to get to work on your case, the Edinburg wrongful death lawyers at Rasansky | McKenzie Law are just a phone call away. Contact us today at 214-651-6100 to get to work on your claim.