Salma Aktar, Saiful Amin, John Honeycutt and 11-Month-Old Injured in Sinton Two-Vehicle Crash at State Highway 89 and US 77
Sinton, Texas – Four people, including a mother and her 11-month-old son, were injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Sinton, according to the Texas DPS.
The crash happened around 10:00 a.m., May 27, at the intersection of SH 89 and US 77.
DPS said a family was traveling northbound on SH 89 in an Elantra and were turning into a crossover to take the US 77 South entrance ramp. They failed to yield the right of way at the stop sign and the Elantra was struck by a Ford-150 and knocked into the grass on the side of the intersection.
The driver of the Ford F-150, John Honeycutt, 31, of Sinton was transported to Spohn Shoreline for treatment.
Salma Aktar, 33, and her son were trapped in the back seat of the Elantra and were rescued. Aktar was taken to Bay Area Hospital in critical condition. Her 11-month-old son was taken to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
The father, Saiful Amin, 32, was taken to Spohn Shoreline where he was treated for minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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