Rocio Castejon, Unborn Child and 6-Year-Old Son Killed in Amarillo Two-Vehicle Crash at West Amarillo Boulevard and N Florida Street
Amarillo, Texas – A pregnant woman and her 6-year-old son were killed Friday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Amarillo, according to the Amarillo Police Department.
The fatal crash happened around 7:35 p.m., May 24, at the intersection of West Amarillo Blvd and N Florida Street.
Police said Abdurahman Garang Hussein,19, was driving a 2013 Chevy Camaro eastbound at an extremely high rate of speed in the inside lane of West Amarillo Blvd, while Rocio Castejon,26, was driving a 2004 Honda Accord northbound on Florida Street.
Castejon pulled out from a stop sign but stopped, just in the outside lane of West Amarillo Blvd, when she saw the oncoming Camaro.
Hussein failed to maintain a single lane and crashed into the Honda.
Castejon, her unborn child, and her 6-year-old son were pronounced dead at the scene.
Hussein was booked into Potter County Sheriff’s Office Jail on three charges of Manslaughter.
Alcohol and speed were factors in the crash.
The Traffic Investigation Unit of the Amarillo Police Department is investigating the crash.
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