Texas Vehicle Fire and Utah Rollover
2009 April 12
In Dickinson, Texas, a tragic accident has left two dead. The Daily News of Galveston County reports, in part:
A man who was rescued by police from a fiery crash that killed his wife has died, authorities said Friday. Two Dickinson police officers pulled Guillermo Ayala Jr., 28, and his wife, Jessica Ayala, 27, both of Texas City from their burning sport utility vehicle Monday after it left state Highway 3 about 2:30 a.m. and struck a tree. Passenger Jessica Ayala was pronounced dead at the scene, likely from blunt-force trauma, authorities said. But her husband suffered burns to possibly 30 percent of his body and was flown from Mainland Medical Center in Texas City to a Dallas burn center. Ayala died of his injuries Wednesday at Parkland Medical Center, said trooper James Wilkins of the Texas Department of Public Safety, who investigated the crash.
In other news relating to vehicle fatalities, a belted driver of a vehicle died in a rollover in Price, Utah. The Deseret New reports:
A 42-year-old man died Friday morning when his car drifted off the road and rolled just outside of Price. Blanding resident Blain Loveridge was driving west on U.S. 6 at 11:46 a.m. when he likely overcorrected after his car started going off the road, said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Winward. Although the sky was overcast, Winward said, the road was dry. Loveridge was wearing his seat belt.
If someone you know was injured or killed as the result of a rollover or vehicle fire, immediately contact a competent attorney for advice. It is extremely important to do this quickly.
