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University of the Southwest golf players, from left, Phillip Lopez, Jonny Flores and Halie Cruz visit the site of a memorial, Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the ...
A memorial was set up Wednesday at the course near campus where the team practices. It’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U. S. to learn to drive when they’re young. While the area is rural, its roads can often be busy with traffic related to agriculture and oil and gas development. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Victor Taylor said a 13-year-old driving would be breaking the law. “We knew all those people on board,” Tonya Collum said. Although it was unclear how fast the two vehicles were traveling, “this was clearly a high-speed collision,” Landsberg said.
The University of the Southwest golf teams were returning to campus after a tournament when a pickup truck suddenly veered in front of their van in rural ...
Nine died in the crash on Tuesday night, including six members of the University of Southwest's golf team and their coach.
The golf team were returning to New Mexico after a tournament in Texas. The critically injured students, both from Canada, are stable and recovering, University of Southwest provost Ryan Tipson said. Investigations are ongoing to retrieve information from the vehicle's recorders.
The pickup truck crossed into the opposite lane on the darkened, two-lane highway before colliding head-on with the van. Both vehicles burst into flames.
The private Christian college is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line. Counseling and religious services were made available on campus. National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg on Thursday revealed the truck was driven by the child. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in critical condition. “One of the students is eating chicken soup,” said Tipton, calling their recovery “a game of inches.” Both vehicles burst into flames.
While nine were killed, two are are currently in critical condition.
The left front tire had a steel rim that remained intact while the three other tires were extensively damaged.Along with the child that was behind the wheel of the truck, a 38-year-old passenger was also killed. NBC News reports that the accident was the result of a child behind the wheel of a truck that was equipped with the wrong tire. While it’s obvious a child shouldn’t have been behind the wheel of a truck, it seems the cause of the accident was a spare tire failure.
Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in Texas don't know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat.
The private Christian college is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line. Seminole is a rural community of around 7,500 people, some of whom first relocated to the area in the 1970s with other Mennonite families who started farming and ranching operations. The young teen who has not been identified died in the crash along with his father, 38-year-old Henrich Siemens, and six members of a New Mexico college golf team and their coach. Counseling and religious services were made available on campus. Follow Attanasio on Twitter. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in critical condition. Both vehicles burst into flames. She did not return messages seeking comment. HOBBS, N. M. -- Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in West Texas don’t know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a passenger van, killing nine people. People watch after releasing balloons during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Hobbs, N. M.. Zinn, who worked at the restaurant, was killed with several other student golfers and the coach of University of the Southwest in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher) People watch after releasing balloons during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Hobbs, N. M.. Zinn, who worked at the restaurant, was killed with several other student golfers and the coach of University of the Southwest in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in Texas don’t know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat
The family of the 13-year-old who was driving a pickup truck in a Texas crash that killed nine, including New Mexico college golfers, “lost everything” in a ...
"Love of my life," "my best friend," "Love you so much," said text on the picture. Her profile picture, which often said "I love my husband," was changed to a picture of the couple. "My laptop was in the house during the fire but didn’t get burnt.
NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg told reporters that the Dodge 2500 Ram pickup truck driven by the teen was traveling northbound near Midland, Texas, on ...
A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that crashed into a transport van carrying members of a New Mexico university golf team and a coach, ...
"It was very clearly a high-speed, head-on collision between two heavy vehicles," Landsberg said. The students and faculty member were returning home from a golf tournament that took place over the weekend. According to a report from NBC News, a preliminary investigation into the deadly wreck found that the 13-year-old was driving a truck with a spare tire in place of its left front tire, which experts believe caused the truck to swerve in front of the van.