Victim in fatal crash identified as 29-year-old Brownsville man

By Pete Banda
Managing Editor
editor@sbnewspaper.com

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The victim in a one vehicle crash from Monday afternoon has been identified as 29-year-old Jason Garcia, a Brownsville resident. Garcia leaves behind two young children.
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According to San Benito Police Chief Michael Galvan, a major car crash in San Benito has left one dead and has shut down traffic for at least another hour. The crash took place near the FM 509/ Paso Real exit. Galvan did confirm that one person was pronounced dead after being ejected from the vehicle.

“It looks like the driver of a red Toyota Tundra was ejected from the truck after hitting a service truck,” said Galvan. “Witnesses are saying that the driver just started slowly drifting out of his lane until it collided with the larger vehicle.”

Galvan added that no identification could be made on the body, but it has been confirmed the victim was a 29-year-old male.

The victim was declared dead on the scene by Justice of the Peace Lupe Ayala.