A car crash in San Angelo, Texas has left two teenagers dead and one Angelo State University student in jail.
Around 6 a.m. on Thursday, an officer was trying to stop a gray Chevrolet Equinox traveling south on S. Bryant going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
The officer tried to catch the SUV, but it accelerated, ran a red light at Avenue N and crashed with another car.
That second car was later identified as an Explorer Sport Trac. Police said this vehicle fled the scene.
Following an investigation and a citywide alert asking people to be on the lookout for a 2001-2005 Ford Escape Sport or Sport Trac, the driver of that second vehicle was identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Elder, a student of Angelo State University.
He has been charged over accident involving death.
The 17-year-old driver of the Equinox was taken out from the car and admitted to the hospital.
While two of the four passengers in that car died, other two are being treated for injuries.
Elder is being held in the Tom Green County Jail.
Angelo State University issued a statement saying: “We are aware of Mr. Elder’s arrest, but we do not have additional information. As well, we would not be able to comment on a pending investigation.”
