LA National Guard Nashyra S. Whitaker ID’d As Victim In Sunday TX DUI Vehicle Crash Bianca Farmer Arrested

HIDALGO COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Louisiana National Guard Specialist Nashyra S. Whitaker, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday suspected DUI vehicle crash in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Whitaker, 23, was killed in a vehicle crash near McAllen, Texas on Sunday morning. 24-year-old Bianca Farmer was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.

According to reports, Whitaker was killed in a vehicle crash on North 23rd Street near West U.S. Business 83 in McAllen early Sunday morning. Farmer is charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.

It is unclear from local reporting if Whitaker was a passenger in vehicle with Farmer or if it was a two-vehicle crash.

According to the National Guard Public Affairs Office, Whitaker joined the Louisiana Army National Guard in 2019.

The investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing.

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Geo quick facts: Hidalgo County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico’s independence from Spain – Wikipedia.