MIDLAND, TX. (THECOUNT) — Jenna Bird has been identified as the teen killed in a vehicle crash in Midland, Texas, on Monday morning.
Bird, 15, was killed in a major incident vehicle accident near the intersection of Farm-to-Market 1379 and Highway 158 on Monday morning.
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According to DPS officials, the crash occurred before 7 a.m. Monday morning.
DPS confirmed the person killed in the accident was Bird.
Greenwood students have confirmed that Bird was a sophomore at Greenwood High School and mourned the loss of their fellow student Monday night. The community gathered at the Greenwood campus and wore purple in honor of the teen’s favorite color, reports NewsWest9.
According to DPS, Julietta Bird, 44, and a 12-year-old passenger were also in the car and suffered non-incapacitating injuries.
Both victims were transported to Midland Memorial Hospital.
Bird reportedly failed to yield the right of way to the other vehicle when she attempted to turn left onto SH 158 and the two collided.
Geo quick facts: Midland is a city in western Texas. Part of the Permian Basin area, it’s an oil industry center. At the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, interactive exhibits detail the history of local oil exploration and include Boom Town, a replica 1930s oil town with a land office and general store. Dating from 1939, the George W. Bush Childhood Home has been restored to its 1950s state, when the 43rd president lived there – wikipedia.