Speeding police officer kills two teenagers in car crash, one was pregnant -- "Evidence showed the police car took no evasive action when a reasonable person would have"

Times Record News
Jul. 15, 2011

WICHITA FALLS — An initial report from the Texas Department of Public Safety reveals a Wichita Falls police officer involved in a fatal accident June 30 was driving his police cruiser in "at a very high rate of speed" above the posted 45 mph speed limit.

"Evidence at the scene indicated a minimum speed of 80 mph," the report said.

"Evidence at the scene also showed the driver of Unit 1 (the police car) took no evasive action when a reasonable person would have," the report said. [...]

Lopez, 18, and her cousin, Gloria Montoya, 13, were killed in the crash. The crash report indicates Lopez was 8 months pregnant at the time.

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