TX Teen Mario A. Benevides, Toddler ID’d As Victims In Friday Night Bishop Double-Fatal Head-On Crash

BISHOP, TX. (THECOUNT) — Mario Alberto Benevides, of Kingsville, Texas and a two-year-old toddler, have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal head-on crash near Bishop, Texas on Friday.

Benevides, 18, was traveling in a vehicle along with a toddler on FM-70 near CR-73 near Bishop, Texas, when the collision occurred after 11:00 p.m. Friday night.

According to officials, Benevides’ vehicle was traveling on FM-70, when for unknown reasons, it crossed centerlines and exited the roadway into opposing lanes.

A vehicle containing two individuals that was traveling in the opposite direction attempted to avoid the wrong-way vehicle, but failed. Both vehicles collided head-on.

Benevides and the two-year-old toddler, who were inside the wrong-way vehicle, were pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

A crash report determined that the two-year-old child was seated inside of a car seat at the time of the crash.

Local press outlets identified the victim as “Mario Alberto Benevidez,” from Kingsville.

According to a first responder at the scene, two people were transported via HALO to Christus Spohn Shoreline. At this time, their medical conditions are unknown, reports KRISTV.

The crash remains under investigation.

Geo quick facts: Bishop is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,134 in the 2010 census, down from 3305 in 2000 census – Wikipedia.