SUV Strikes Hog in Texas, Killing 3 and Injuring 2

December 29, 2017

Three people are dead and two others injured after a vehicle collided with a wild hog in Southwest Texas.

The accident happened on a rural road near Uvalde, about 110 miles southwest of San Antonio.

Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Conrad Hein said that a preliminary investigation indicates a Ford Expedition collided with the hog, causing the vehicle to swerve into oncoming traffic and hit a Mercedes SUV head-on.

The Expedition’s driver, 51-year-old Ruby Garza, and the driver of the Mercedes, 27-year-old Antonio Cordova, were pronounced dead at the scene.

One of the passengers in the Ford, 51-year-old Julia Vasquez, later died at an area hospital.

Hein had no immediate information on the names and conditions of the Expedition’s two other passengers.

Topics Texas

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  • December 29, 2017 at 3:12 pm
    perplexed says:
    My son hit a hog in a brand new Altima resulting in a $14,000 claim. They can put the hurt on a small car. These people were driving SUV's. Have to wonder how big the hog wa... read more
  • December 29, 2017 at 2:33 pm
    Agent says:
    Yes, wild hogs are a problem and are often struck by vehicles when they bolt out into roads. Deer often do the same thing.

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