The fatal collision occurred on February 19 on State Highway 349.
Martin County, TX – Two people, including a 7-year-old boy, were killed and two others were injured Thursday night in a two-vehicle collision in Martin County, according to the Texas DPS.
The fatal collision occurred on February 19 on State Highway 349.
DPS said Mariano Molinar, 23, was driving northbound in the inside lane of the highway when he made a U-turn and collided with a southbound car driven by 50-year-old Carlos Tijerina of Lamesa on the outside lane.
Molinar and a 7-year-old boy, who was a passenger in Tijerina’s car, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Molinar was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
Two other passengers in Tijerina’s car were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital with minor and serious injuries.
The DPS is investigating the accident.
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