Briefs: Car Wreck in Benbrook; Missing Houston Girl Found; Young Girl Killed in Truck Crash at Bus Stop
Currently, an auto accident is blocking the access road at Interstate 20 and Highway 377 in Benbrook. Careflight is on the scene. No word yet on the seriousness of injuries or the number of people involved. Stay tuned for an update.
It appears the 4-year-old girl who has been missing since a car wreck in Houston over the weekend, has been found. Searchers found a body Tuesday which was believed to be that of Hallie Jenkins. Jenkins father, Chanton B. Jenkins was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter after killing four children in the drunk-driving crash. Jenkins car drove into a flooded ditch Saturday after he had been talking on a cell phone. Three young boys were found trapped inside the car when it was finally rescued and two young girls had been swept away. One was found soon after but investigators think the other missing girl was swept down a bayou heading toward the Houston Ship Channel.
In Tenaha, Texas, a 7-year-old girl was killed Tuesday morning while waiting for a school bus in a tragic pedestrian accident. LaLyric Boykin was killed and two other children were critically injured after a man in a pickup truck swerved to avoid hitting two cars which had stopped for the bus. Palestine resident, Eloy David Lara was driving the truck that flipped and rolled into the three children. No word yet on whether charges have been filed.
If you or your child has been injured as the result of someone else’s negligence, please contact Board Certified Personal Injury Attorney Mark A. Anderson for a free consultation at 817-294-1900.
