3 of 5 people killed in fiery wreck on I-30 identified - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Veronica Gonzalez was driving home after celebrating her engagement to Ely Alba-Gonzalez at a party in Dallas. Some who stopped were still in their cars, and others were standing on the freeway or its shoulder when a Ryder truck carrying newspapers crested a hill near Oakland Boulevard and crashed into the crowd, resulting in a fiery 10-vehicle pileup that... Because of burns, officials said, it may take time to get a positive ID. ‘A flash and fire’ Alba-Gonzalez’s mother, Cheryl Banda of San Antonio, was driving with her back to Fort Worth about 2:15 a. m. , Banda told the Star-Telegram on Monday. Veronica Gonzalez and Banda’s youngest daughter, Clarissa Banda-Castillo, were riding in a car in front of them when they happened upon the BMW crash and swerved to the right shoulder, she said. “It was a flash and fire around me. I was on the passenger side of my daughter’s truck and all I could see was airbags around me. ”. It wasn’t until Banda was released from Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Sunday night that she... Source: www.star-telegram.com