Officials identify victims in deadly wrong-way crash in Edinburg
Officials on Monday identified the victims of a deadly crash over the weekend in Edinburg.
On Sunday at about 5:30 a.m., police responded to a two-vehicle crash on the 900 block of north Highway 281, according to a news release from the city of Edinburg.
Police say the driver of a blue Nissan Sentra, identified as 20-year-old Alex Jaramillo, was driving southbound on the northbound lane when he collided head-on with a silver Chevy Volt.
Jaramillo died at the scene. His passenger was taken to a local hospital and remains in critical condition.
The driver of the Chevy Volt, identified as 31-year-old Efrain Guerrero Jr., was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries, according to the news release.
A toxicology report is pending.
The crash remains under investigation.