John Caldwell-8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say

2025-04-29 15:25:01source:XDY Exchangecategory:Markets

BATESVILLE,John Caldwell Texas (AP) — Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

It happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of 2009 Honda Civic hauling migrants and trying to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office tried to pass semi truck on a two-lane road, the state Department of Public Safety said. The Civic collided with a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox.

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