Jeremy Hess Killed in Edinburg Four-Vehicle Crash at FM 907 and Texas Road

Jeremy Hess Killed in 4-Vehicle Crash at FM 907 and Texas Road in Edinburg

Edinburg, Texas – Two people were killed Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle crash in Edinburg, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 9:43 a.m., April 23, at the intersection of FM 907 and Texas Road.

DPS said Amanda Marie Bender, 40, of Illinois, was driving a red Ford Escape with one other passenger eastbound on Texas Road. A red Nissan Versa was traveling southbound on FM 907 while a brown Cadillac SRX driven by a man was traveling northbound on FM 907.

Bender failed to yield at the stop sign and collided with the Nissan Versa. The Nissan then sideswiped the Cadillac, causing it to veer off to the southeast corner of the intersection and become engulfed in flames.

The Ford veered off the roadway onto the southeast corner of the intersection where it crashed into a utility pole, ejecting the passenger. The passenger, 43-year-old Jeremy John Hess of Wisconsin, hit a parked unoccupied Ford Econoline van. Hess was taken to the hospital where he later died. 

The Nissan driver, 29-year-old Sergio Delgado, of Edinburg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bender was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The Cadillac driver was also taken to the hospital for treatment.

Bender was released from the hospital on Sunday and was arrested on two counts of criminal negligent homicide. She was arraigned and her bond was set at $2,000,000. She remained jailed in Hidalgo County.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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