{"id":7187,"date":"2013-03-12T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:09:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T18:09:29","slug":"five-teenagers-killed-in-fiery-collision-with-tanker-truck-north-of-amarillo-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/7187\/five-teenagers-killed-in-fiery-collision-with-tanker-truck-north-of-amarillo-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Teenagers Killed in Fiery Collision with Tanker Truck North of Amarillo Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUMAS, Texas — Authorities reported that five teenagers were killed in a fiery collision on Sunday, Mar 7, when their Chevy SUV ran a stop sign and collided with a tanker loaded with fuel near Dumas, Texas. The city of Dumas is located about 45 miles north of Amarillo.<\/p>\n

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Roadside with charred remains where five teens were killed in a fiery crash with a gasoline tanker truck in Dumas, TX on March 10, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Officials said that the accident occurred at the intersection of FM 1284 and Morton Elevator Rd. between Dumas and Sunray, Texas when a Chevy drove through a stop sign and a tanker truck carry fuel struck the Chevy on the passenger side causing a fiery explosion.<\/p>\n

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Map showing location of fiery semi truck crash that killed 5 teens in Dumas, TX at the intersection of Farm to Market 1284 and Morton Elevator Rd on March 10, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

Reports said the teens died at the scene and the truck driver was burned over much of his body. The driver, identified as Ezequiel Garcia, was flown to a burn unit in Lubbock where he remains in critical condition as of Tuesday, Mar 12.<\/p>\n

The 5 teenagers killed were all from Dumas and were idenified as:<\/p>\n

1. Jacob Paul Stipe, 16 (the driver of the Chevy)
\n2. Derrek Lee Hager, 17
\n3. Christopher Lee Moore, 17
\n4. October Dawn Roy, 17
\n5. Elizabeth Kay Roy, 15<\/p>\n

The incident remains under investigation at this time.<\/p>\n

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Truck Accident Lawyer News<\/a> is a truck accident and personal injury blog that publishes up to date truck accident and truck legal news from across the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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