Nicolas Resendiz: Toddler dies in Houston as cement truck crashes off overpass into SUV
The toddler’s mother, grandmother and sister were with him and rescuers were able to save them. However, the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Friday August 5, a 22-month-old boy died in Houston, Texas when a concrete truck fell off an overpass and crushed the SUV he was riding in.
Nicolas Resendiz
HOUSTON, TEXAS:
Nicolas Resendiz was with his mother, Jennifer, who is 22, his grandmother, who is 54, and his twin sister. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office told Newsweek the mixer truck lost control in rain and overturned in Woodforest, East Harris County.
Reports said the truck was heading south on Bypass 8 East when it hit the family’s car, which was driving through an intersection. Her grandmother was driving, and her mother and the twins were in the back seat.
Witnesses helped three of the SUV passengers out of the crashed vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. But Resendiz got stuck, and no matter what they did, they couldn’t save the little boy.
Witness Raymond Romo told ABC 13 of Resendiz’s twin sister: “She was kind of stuck, and I was reaching back, but the front seat was a little hard to get. He added: “I started tugging on the baby’s car seat to get him out, and we were able to get him out before he got stuck.”
The three people who managed to survive were taken to hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries. Joe Tijerina, another witness who helped the family, said: “We did what we could. He added: “Everyone had to work together to figure out if we could move the [concrete mixer]. An 18-wheeled vehicle tried to attach a chain to it so it could be pulled out. We had a big four-by-four double truck. I mean, it wasn’t moving at all.
An unnamed 36-year-old woman was driving the concrete truck. Before losing control of the truck, the woman said it was because the roads were wet.
During an interview with the local press, Lt. Simon Cheng of the sheriff’s office confirmed that the truck driver was not drunk. He also said there was nothing wrong with the truck that could have caused the accident.
A crash reconstruction team, the county Institute of Forensic Sciences and the county district attorney’s office were all called in to help with the investigation. Cheng said there was no reason to press charges at this time.
