28-Year-Old Ariana Dewey Among 2 Women Killed in Corpus Christi Crash on Crosstown Expressway (State Highway 286) near Morgan Avenue

Corpus Christi, Texas (June 28, 2022) – Ariana Dewey, 18, was one of the two women who were killed in a wrong-way, head-on collision Friday morning on the Crosstown Expressway in Corpus Christi.

The deadly crash occurred at around 2:00 a.m. Friday, June 24 on State Highway 286 near Morgan Avenue.

Police said Crystal Pineda, 28, was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of the expressway at a high rate of speed when her vehicle collided head-on with Dewey’s vehicle.

Dewey was trapped in the wreckage and was extricated by firefighters. She was then taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Pineda died at the scene.

It remains unknown whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash.

No further details about the crash were immediately provided. The accident remains under investigation.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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