Fatality Motor Vehicle Crash in Plano Texas

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Fatality Motor Vehicle Crash

On June 22, 2008 at approximately 10:50 a.m., a Plano Police Patrol Officer drove up on a major crash that had just occurred at the intersection of Legacy Drive and Custer Road.

According to eye-witness accounts and evidence at the scene, the preliminary investigation indicates that a black 2008 Pontiac G6 had been traveling westbound on Legacy Drive at a high rate of speed. The driver of the Pontiac disregarded the red light at the intersection and as the vehicle left the roadway it struck a fire hydrant before crashing into a green 2001 Ford Windstar mini-van. The mini-van had been traveling northbound on Custer Road and came to a rest on the northwest corner of the intersection following the collision.

Also involved in the crash was a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck and a 2003 Honda Accord, both of which had been traveling southbound on Custer Road.

The adult male driver of the Pontiac G6 was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.

The adult female driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

The occupants of the Honda Accord were not injured.

The adult female driver of the Ford mini-van, an adult male front seat passenger, and a juvenile rear seat passenger were pronounced deceased at the scene. Two additional juveniles seated in the rear of the mini-van were transported to local area hospitals where they were pronounced deceased. All five occupants of the mini-van died from injuries sustained in the crash.

The names of all involved in this accident are being withheld pending the notification of next of kin.

Fatality Motor Vehicle Crash - UPDATE

On June 26, 2008 at approximately 5:00 p.m., David Calhoun Jones, a 46-year old white male from Metairie, Louisiana was charged with 5 counts of Manslaughter. Each charge carries a bond amount of $100,000.00. He remains hospitalized due to his injuries.

This investigation, by the Plano Police Department’s Traffic Unit, is currently on-going.