Four family members were killed and another left in critical condition after a street racer crashed into their car as they returned home from a Texas theme park.
Jessie Rosales, his wife Lorena and children Anthony, 17, Stephanie, 13, and Angel, 6, were returning from Six flags resort and dinner at a Panda Express last Saturday when the crash occurred.
A red Dodge Charger collided with the family’s Chevy Traverse, causing the SUV to roll twice and burst into flames. Video of the event is shared on social media showed the burning wreckage of the car at a gas station and the Charger nearby.
Three of the Rosales family died at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital.
Only 17-year-old Anthony Rosales survived the crash, although he remains hospitalized in critical condition, according to a GoFundMewhich had raised over $32,000 as of Tuesday.
“His brother Jessie and sister Natalie have stepped up to get him through this physical battle on top of all the other battles they will face,” the page description read. “This sweet set of siblings has a long hard road ahead of them physically, emotionally and financially.”
The funds from the page will be used for Anthony’s medical bills and funeral expenses.
Two men are in custody and suspected of several serious crimes after the incident.
According to investigators, 20-year-old Jaime Mesa was driving the red Charger, WBAP reported. He faces four counts of manslaughter, four counts of racing on a highway causing death, one count of racing on a highway causing serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Mesa is also currently hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, according to WBAP.
The driver of the other vehicle involved in the race, a white Dodge Charger Daytona, fled the scene after the crash, according to investigators but was later named as 22-year-old Antony Morales.
Morales is charged with racing on a highway causing death and one count of racing on a highway causing serious bodily injury.
The Independent has contacted the Grand Prairie Police Department for additional information about the incident.