A Carrollton woman died Monday, September 3, following a single-vehicle accident east of Hedley.
DPS Trooper Lynn Mays said a family of five were westbound on US 287 when the left rear tire on their Dodge Aspen blew out, causing the vehicle to go off the road and roll multiple times.
Among those in the car was 25-year-old Jasmin Pena, who was riding in the front passenger seat without a seat belt. She was ejected from the vehicle and later died from her injuries at North West Texas Hospital in Amarillo.
A three-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy, neither of whom were properly restrained, were both ejected from the back seat of the vehicle. Thirty-two-year-old Jaime Meneses was also in the back seat but was wearing a seat belt, according to DPS Sgt. Cindy Barkley.
The driver of the vehicle, 52-year-old Maria Pena of Dallas, was also not wearing a seat belt but was not ejected. She was transported by ambulance and the boy was airlifted to Northwest Texas Hospital. DPS reported they both sustained serious/incapacitating injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.
Responding to the accident in addition to the DPS were the Donley County Sheriff’s Office, Clarendon and Hedley fire departments, Associated Ambulance Authority, and a Hall County deputy.
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