Man in country illegally may face charges in Lavon crash that killed volunteer fireman, 2 children
Naheed Rajwani Follow @naheedrajwani Email nrajwani@dallasnews.com
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2016/04/driver-face-charges-crash-near-wylie-that-killed-volunteer-fireman-and-two-children-last-week.html/Published: April 5, 2016 11:15 am
Two children and one adult were killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Wylie. (KXAS-TV NBC5)
Two children and one adult were killed last week in a two-vehicle crash in Lavon. (KXAS-TV NBC5)
Updated at 5:51 p.m. by Claire Cardona: Revised to include that the van driver was in the country illegally.
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A 33-year-old who officials say is in the country illegally may face criminal charges after crashing into a volunteer firefighter’s car in Lavon last week, killing him and two children.
A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said a van driven by Margarito Quintero — who does not have a license — swerved into a northbound lane from a southbound lane on State Highway 78, striking fire Capt. Peter Hacking’s car, authorities said.
Hacking and two of his children, 4-year-old Ellie and 22-month-old Grayson, died at the scene.
Quintero, 33, and two passengers – were taken to Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano with serious injuries.
Quintero’s condition wasn’t known on Tuesday, but DPS spokesman Lonny Haschel said Tuesday that he could be charged with criminal negligent homicide by the time DPS completes its investigation of the crash.
Quintero, a Mexican citizen, entered the U.S. illegally near Laredo in August 2006. He was arrested on criminal charges and deported in 2008, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE has no record of encountering Quintero since he was deported. An immigration detainer will be placed on him if he enters law enforcement custody, ICE spokesman Carl Rusnok said.
Hacking was born in England and lived in Lavon with his wife and children. He had worked for A.H. Belo Corp, the parent company of The Dallas Morning News, for eight years.
Funds have been set up for his family to help with funeral costs and expenses for his children.
A GoFundMe page for the family had raised more than $15,000 as of Tuesday morning.
Money can also be sent to any Independent Bank branch or mailed to the Lavon branch at P.O. Box 399, Lavon, Texas, 75166. Checks should be made payable to “Peter Hacking Benefit.”
