6 New Mexico college golfers, coach killed in head-on collision

[mystery-ak]

 6 New Mexico college golfers, coach killed in head-on collision
By Yaron Steinbuch   
March 16, 2022 6:53am

Six student golfers from a New Mexico college were killed along with their coach in a fiery collision between the school’s van and a pickup truck in Texas, officials said Wednesday.

Two other people also died and two more students at the University of the Southwest were critically injured when the private school’s Ford van collided head-on with the Dodge 2500 on SH 115 and 1788 about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, NBC News reported.

Tyler James — who was entering his first season as head coach of the men’s and women’s golfing program at the college in Hobbs — was at the wheel of the van at the time of the crash, officials said.

Freshman Laci Stone, a global business major who graduated from Nocona High School in Texas in 2021, was also among those who died in the crash, her family siad.

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[Kamaji]

R.I.P.

[mountaineer]

Child was driving pickup truck that struck golfers’ van in Texas, killing 9: NTSB
 By Associated Press   
March 17, 2022 4:42pm

HOBBS, N.M. —National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people.

The truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew out before impact, Landsberg said.

One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses for a learner’s license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Victor Taylor said a 13-year-old driving would be breaking the law.  ... NY Post

[mystery-ak]

Child was driving pickup truck that struck golfers’ van in Texas, killing 9: NTSB
 By Associated Press   
March 17, 2022 4:42pm

HOBBS, N.M. —National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people.

The truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew out before impact, Landsberg said.

One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses for a learner’s license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Victor Taylor said a 13-year-old driving would be breaking the law.  ... NY Post

No words....

[Smokin Joe]

The two in the pickup were killed, two of the golfers survived the crash.

Prayers up for all involved.