Michael Coyne, Francisca Fuentes, Gabriela Fuentes and Justino Jaimes Killed in Wilmer Two-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 45

Wilmer, Texas (May 24, 2022) – Four people were killed, and two others were injured Sunday night in a wrong-way crash in Wilmer, according to the police.

The fatal crash occurred around 11:45 p.m., May 22, on Interstate 45, just south of Mars Road.

Police said a minivan was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the interstate when it crashed head-on into a southbound vehicle.

The driver of the southbound vehicle, 28-year-old Michael Coyne, a teacher and coach at Palestine Junior High, was returning to Palestine after taking the children to the Mavericks playoff game when the crash happened. He was killed in the crash. His two passengers, who were Palestine ISD students, were taken to a Dallas hospital.

The minivan driver, 33-year-old Francisca Fuentes, and her two juvenile passengers, 2-year-old Gabriela Fuentes and 1-year-old Justino Jaimes, were pronounced dead at the scene.

No other details were provided.

The police are investigating the crash.

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