CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — New details arise on a fatal crash involving the smuggling of 14 migrants in Brooks County.
The crash happened about 1:30 am after a Brooks County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to stop a white ford f-150 pickup truck for a traffic violation. The driver refused to stop resulting in a high-speed chase. The driver of the pickup rolled the truck over onto a curve.
Investigators said 14 migrants from Mexico and Guatemala were being smuggled in the truck. Two male passengers were killed during the crash.
A total of 12 migrants were transported to nearby hospitals for injuries The driver fled from the scene and has not been found.
Brooks County Sheriff Urbino "Benny" Martinez said about 15 migrants escaped from the scene of the accident.
"He saw two vehicles just cut across 285 without stopping and they were travelling at a high rate of speed," he said. "So, when he engaged through the intersection and he made a slight turn to go north behind them he was just too far behind them. There speed was probably 95 or 100 mph and he really never engaged with them where he had a good line of sight on them."
Martinez added that the investigation into the crash is ongoing and investigators are looking at the victim's cellphones to try and figure out who was transporting them.
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