Vania Lopez-Cruz Killed in Brooks County Pedestrian Crash on US Highway 281

Brooks County, Texas (December 1, 2020) – The woman who was injured in a pedestrian accident Wednesday night in Brooks County has died, according to authorities.

Vania Lopez-Cruz, 25, of Mexico, succumbed to her injuries on Monday, November 30.

The accident happened around 7:35 p.m., November 25, on US Highway 281, 10 miles south of Falfurrias.

According to a preliminary investigation, Lopez-Cruz was attempting to walk across the highway when she was hit by a southbound 2019 Jeep Compass.

Lopez-Cruz was walking in a dark non-lighted area of the roadway. She was airlifted to Spohn Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi with life-threatening injuries, where she died five days later.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

We pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Vania Lopez-Cruz.

When an unsuspecting pedestrian falls victim to an accident caused by a motor vehicle, injuries can be life-threatening, if not fatal. Medical, financial, physical and psychological repercussions can derail one’s entire life as well as that of one’s family. It is vital to your wrongful death case that an experienced and successful accident/injury attorney be consulted. 

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