Monday, August 6, 2018

Luis Sardina, 17 and Javier Sardina, 14 of Palestine, Texas died in a fiery crash after the driver of a 2005 Nissan Altima, Miguel Morales-Ochoa, 17, of Palestine, lost control of the car, ran off the road and into a ditch, hit a tree and flipped in Anderson County, Texas

Two of the Sardina boys died in the crash

Trina Bambeck, 18, of Palestine were able to exit the vehicle.



ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) - 


Two teens are dead following a fiery crash in Anderson County Saturday morning.

State Troopers say that around 12:55 a.m., they responded to the scene of a one vehicle fatal crash on CR-136 in Anderson County, 0.5 of a mile West of the city of Elkhart.

They say the driver of a 2005 Nissan Altima, Miguel Morales-Ochoa, 17, of Palestine was traveling south on CR-136.

The driver lost control of the car and ran off the road and into a ditch. The car then hit a tree and flipped.

The vehicle caught fire and two back seat passengers were trapped inside the car.

Both passengers, identified as Luis Sardina, 17 and Javier Sardina, 14 of Palestine were pronounced dead at the scene by JP James Todd. They were transported to Bailey and Foster Funeral Home in Palestine.

The driver and front seat passenger, Trina Bambeck, 18, of Palestine were able to exit the vehicle.

Bambeck was transported to Palestine Regional Medical Center in stable condition; Morales-Ochoa was transported to Trinity Mother Francis Hospital-Tyler in sable condition.

The crash remains under investigation.  Most of the drunk-related crashes occur in the early am hours, like this one.  The two dead teens were trapped lie sardines.