James Bernard lll ID’d As Victim In Saturday Dallas TX Double-Fatal Crash Involving Infant

DALLAS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — James Lee Bernard III, of Dallas, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday morning vehicle crash that also took the life of an infant in Dallas County.

Bernard, 25, was killed in a two-vehicle crash along with a baby who was seated on the lap of a female passenger in Dallas early Saturday morning.

According to reports, Bernard was operating a vehicle on East Grand Avenue near La Vista Drive in Dallas, when for undetermined reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle then jumped a curb before coming into contact with a tree.

The 22-year-old female passenger and the baby were transported to an area hospital where the child was later pronounced deceased. The woman suffered serious unknown injuries.

Bernard, who recently relocated from Lafayette, Louisiana, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.

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