Kathy Torres-Garza Killed in Chambers County Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 124

Chambers County, Texas (June 9, 2020) – Four people were killed early Sunday morning in a head-on collision in Chambers County, according to the DPS.

The fatal crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. June 7, on Highway 124, near Fig Ridge Road just south of Winnie.

DPS troopers said Kathy Torres-Garza, 20, was driving a Suburban southbound on the highway when a Honda car drifted across the center line and crashed head-on into her car.

Torres-Garza was killed in the crash.

The Honda driver, 17-year-old Kaiden Vinson, of Evadale, with his two passengers, 19-year-old William Taylor, of Silsbee, and 20-year-old Peyton Chapman, of Beaumont, were also killed in the crash.

Vinson and Chapman were siblings.

The occupants of the Honda were not wearing seatbelts.

The crash remains under investigation.

We pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Kathy Torres-Garza.

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