The accident happened around 8:00 p.m. on February 6 on US Highway 83 near Cielito Lindo Boulevard.
Laredo, TX – Two children were seriously injured Friday night in a hit-and-run accident in Laredo, according to the police.
The accident happened around 8:00 p.m. on February 6 on US Highway 83 near Cielito Lindo Boulevard.
Police said a white tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on the highway when it failed to control its speed and rear-ended multiple vehicles.
Two children, a 9-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, were taken to University Hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the tractor-trailer fled the scene after the accident. The vehicle was found abandoned near Soria Drive and U.S. Highway 83. The driver, 29-year-old Said Dahir Nur, was located by DPS troopers and U.S. Border Patrol agents using a drone. He was found drinking a beer and had two additional beers with him. He showed signs of intoxication and was arrested and taken into the Webb County Jail. He has been charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle and accident involving serious bodily injury.
The authorities are investigating the accident.
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