Claudia Santillan Killed, 2-Year-Old Girl Injured in Head-On Crash on Main Street in Highlands
Claudia Santillan Killed and 2-Year-Old Girl Injured in Highlands Two-Vehicle Crash on Main Street
Highlands, Texas (January 8, 2021) – Two drivers were killed and a toddler was injured in a head-on collision Thursday night in the Highlands area of east Harris County, according to the authorities.
The fatal crash occurred just before 9:51 p.m., January 7, in the 1700 block of S. Main Street.
Deputies said Vincente Aguilar was driving a black Chevy Silverado southbound over the speed limit when he failed to drive in a single lane, veered into the northbound lanes, and crashed head-on into a northbound white Chevy Silverado driven by Claudia Santillan, 32.
Aguilar and Santillan were pronounced dead at the scene.
Santillan was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
A 2-year-old girl in Santillan’s truck was taken to the hospital with broken bones and was listed in stable condition. She was properly restrained in a car seat at the time of the crash.
Investigators said Aguilar might have been impaired at the time of the crash because there was an odor of alcohol coming from his truck.
The crash remains under investigation.
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