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

Published November 8, 2023 4:22 PM

By The Associated Press

BATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants. Texas Department of Public Safety says happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of Honda Civic hauling migrants and trying to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office. The department says the driver tried to pass semi truck on a two-lane road. The Civic collided with a Chevrolet Equinox, killing two passengers in that car. Six people in Civice died, including the driver.

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