Third Death in Weekend Accident

LONGVIEW – A third person has died from injuries received in a fiery Gregg County collision over the weekend. Fernando Marroquin, 21, died Thursday at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He had been flown there for treatment of severe burns and a broken back. Dead at the scene of the crash was Victor Hugo Castro, 22, and a passenger in his truck, Yalitza Diaz, 18, both from Longview. Marroquin was a passenger in their truck. Three other persons injured in the wreck had minor injuries and were treated and released.

The two vehicle accident happened on Interstate Highway 20 just east of the Highway 42 overpass around 3:15 Sunday morning. The Department of Public Safety says two trucks, which were driving side-by-side, were traveling too fast for the wet road. One of the pickups hydroplaned and hit the other pickup, which hit a concrete retaining wall. The trucks then burst into flames.