Family of four died as a result of an accident.
From CBS 4:
"Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:31:40 GMT — Authorities have identified five people killed after an SUV plunged into 25 feet of water at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin.
The deadly accident happened at Zimco Marine off Highway 48 late Thursday afternoon.
Port of Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia held a press conference late Friday morning.
Chief Garcia said 56-year-old Juan Pablo Morales and 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez were the two adults killed in accident.
Alvarez's three children also died in the accident:
Jesse Alvarez, 10 years old Emily Espino, 7 years old Joe Alvarez, 4 years old
All five who died in the accident lived in Brownsville.
The SUV spent about two hours under water before cranes were able to lift it out.
Chief Garcia said the five bodies were found in rear of the Mercury Mountaineer as if they had attempted to get out through back door.
The 4-year-old boy was found strapped in a car seat.
Only a 14-year-old girl believed to also be Juana Alvarez's daughter survived the accident.
It's not clear how the teenage girl got out of the SUV but investigators report that she was rescued by a shrimper.
Authorities continue to investigate the accident but reported that the SUV was being driven in a parking lot between a building and the shrimp boat docks before it plunged into the water.
The Cameron County Sheriff's Department is taking over the investigation.
Sheriff Omar Lucio told Action 4 News that the 14-year-old survivor was driving at the time of the accident.
Lucio said the teenage girl manged to get out of the car through the driver's side door while the car was in the water but it was too late for the others.
Action 4 News also spoke to family members.
The the teenage girl's grandmother said the 14-year-old was getting driving lessons at the time of the accident."
Juana Edith Alvarez, 29, Jesse Lee Alvarez, 10, Emily Romana Espino, 7 and Joe Angel Alvarez, 4, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Brownsville, Texas.
They are preceded in death by their grandfather/ her father Octavio Alvarez.
Left to cherish their memory is their grandmother/ her mother, Juana De la Cruz; step-grandfather/ her step-father, Apolinar Ortiz; sister/ her daughter, Debrah Alvarez; brother/ her son, Manuel Alvarez; aunts/ her sisters, Jessie Alvarez (Gilberto Sosa) and Elena Alvarez; and uncles/ her brothers, Octavio Alvarez and Carlos Alvarez.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Iglesia Bautista Fundamental, 2613 Eduardo (Cameron Park).
Visitation will resume at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m., followed by a committal service at Buena Vista Burial Park.
Honored to be serving as pallbearers will be Adam Ruiz, Carlos Alvarez, Octavio Alvarez, Gilberto Sosa, Carlos A. Alvarez, Geraldo Alvarez and Ediberto Ruiz.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, 125 McDavitt Blvd., (956) 541-5400.∼BROWNSVILLE — A 14-year-old girl was behind the wheel of an SUV that plunged into a South Texas port basin, killing her mother, three siblings and a man, authorities say.The accident happened in an area of the port known as Shrimp Basin, where shrimping boats dock
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio identified those killed in the accident as 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez; her children, 10-year-old Jesse Lee Alvarez, 7-year-old Emily R. Espino and 4-year-old Joe Alvarez; and 56-year-old shrimp boat captain Juan Pablo Morales
From CBS 4:
"Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:31:40 GMT — Authorities have identified five people killed after an SUV plunged into 25 feet of water at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin.
The deadly accident happened at Zimco Marine off Highway 48 late Thursday afternoon.
Port of Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia held a press conference late Friday morning.
Chief Garcia said 56-year-old Juan Pablo Morales and 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez were the two adults killed in accident.
Alvarez's three children also died in the accident:
Jesse Alvarez, 10 years old Emily Espino, 7 years old Joe Alvarez, 4 years old
All five who died in the accident lived in Brownsville.
The SUV spent about two hours under water before cranes were able to lift it out.
Chief Garcia said the five bodies were found in rear of the Mercury Mountaineer as if they had attempted to get out through back door.
The 4-year-old boy was found strapped in a car seat.
Only a 14-year-old girl believed to also be Juana Alvarez's daughter survived the accident.
It's not clear how the teenage girl got out of the SUV but investigators report that she was rescued by a shrimper.
Authorities continue to investigate the accident but reported that the SUV was being driven in a parking lot between a building and the shrimp boat docks before it plunged into the water.
The Cameron County Sheriff's Department is taking over the investigation.
Sheriff Omar Lucio told Action 4 News that the 14-year-old survivor was driving at the time of the accident.
Lucio said the teenage girl manged to get out of the car through the driver's side door while the car was in the water but it was too late for the others.
Action 4 News also spoke to family members.
The the teenage girl's grandmother said the 14-year-old was getting driving lessons at the time of the accident."
Juana Edith Alvarez, 29, Jesse Lee Alvarez, 10, Emily Romana Espino, 7 and Joe Angel Alvarez, 4, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Brownsville, Texas.
They are preceded in death by their grandfather/ her father Octavio Alvarez.
Left to cherish their memory is their grandmother/ her mother, Juana De la Cruz; step-grandfather/ her step-father, Apolinar Ortiz; sister/ her daughter, Debrah Alvarez; brother/ her son, Manuel Alvarez; aunts/ her sisters, Jessie Alvarez (Gilberto Sosa) and Elena Alvarez; and uncles/ her brothers, Octavio Alvarez and Carlos Alvarez.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Iglesia Bautista Fundamental, 2613 Eduardo (Cameron Park).
Visitation will resume at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m., followed by a committal service at Buena Vista Burial Park.
Honored to be serving as pallbearers will be Adam Ruiz, Carlos Alvarez, Octavio Alvarez, Gilberto Sosa, Carlos A. Alvarez, Geraldo Alvarez and Ediberto Ruiz.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, 125 McDavitt Blvd., (956) 541-5400.∼BROWNSVILLE — A 14-year-old girl was behind the wheel of an SUV that plunged into a South Texas port basin, killing her mother, three siblings and a man, authorities say.The accident happened in an area of the port known as Shrimp Basin, where shrimping boats dock
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio identified those killed in the accident as 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez; her children, 10-year-old Jesse Lee Alvarez, 7-year-old Emily R. Espino and 4-year-old Joe Alvarez; and 56-year-old shrimp boat captain Juan Pablo Morales
Family of four died as a result of an accident.
From CBS 4:
"Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:31:40 GMT — Authorities have identified five people killed after an SUV plunged into 25 feet of water at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin.
The deadly accident happened at Zimco Marine off Highway 48 late Thursday afternoon.
Port of Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia held a press conference late Friday morning.
Chief Garcia said 56-year-old Juan Pablo Morales and 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez were the two adults killed in accident.
Alvarez's three children also died in the accident:
Jesse Alvarez, 10 years old Emily Espino, 7 years old Joe Alvarez, 4 years old
All five who died in the accident lived in Brownsville.
The SUV spent about two hours under water before cranes were able to lift it out.
Chief Garcia said the five bodies were found in rear of the Mercury Mountaineer as if they had attempted to get out through back door.
The 4-year-old boy was found strapped in a car seat.
Only a 14-year-old girl believed to also be Juana Alvarez's daughter survived the accident.
It's not clear how the teenage girl got out of the SUV but investigators report that she was rescued by a shrimper.
Authorities continue to investigate the accident but reported that the SUV was being driven in a parking lot between a building and the shrimp boat docks before it plunged into the water.
The Cameron County Sheriff's Department is taking over the investigation.
Sheriff Omar Lucio told Action 4 News that the 14-year-old survivor was driving at the time of the accident.
Lucio said the teenage girl manged to get out of the car through the driver's side door while the car was in the water but it was too late for the others.
Action 4 News also spoke to family members.
The the teenage girl's grandmother said the 14-year-old was getting driving lessons at the time of the accident."
Juana Edith Alvarez, 29, Jesse Lee Alvarez, 10, Emily Romana Espino, 7 and Joe Angel Alvarez, 4, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Brownsville, Texas.
They are preceded in death by their grandfather/ her father Octavio Alvarez.
Left to cherish their memory is their grandmother/ her mother, Juana De la Cruz; step-grandfather/ her step-father, Apolinar Ortiz; sister/ her daughter, Debrah Alvarez; brother/ her son, Manuel Alvarez; aunts/ her sisters, Jessie Alvarez (Gilberto Sosa) and Elena Alvarez; and uncles/ her brothers, Octavio Alvarez and Carlos Alvarez.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Iglesia Bautista Fundamental, 2613 Eduardo (Cameron Park).
Visitation will resume at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m., followed by a committal service at Buena Vista Burial Park.
Honored to be serving as pallbearers will be Adam Ruiz, Carlos Alvarez, Octavio Alvarez, Gilberto Sosa, Carlos A. Alvarez, Geraldo Alvarez and Ediberto Ruiz.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, 125 McDavitt Blvd., (956) 541-5400.∼BROWNSVILLE — A 14-year-old girl was behind the wheel of an SUV that plunged into a South Texas port basin, killing her mother, three siblings and a man, authorities say.The accident happened in an area of the port known as Shrimp Basin, where shrimping boats dock
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio identified those killed in the accident as 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez; her children, 10-year-old Jesse Lee Alvarez, 7-year-old Emily R. Espino and 4-year-old Joe Alvarez; and 56-year-old shrimp boat captain Juan Pablo Morales
From CBS 4:
"Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:31:40 GMT — Authorities have identified five people killed after an SUV plunged into 25 feet of water at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin.
The deadly accident happened at Zimco Marine off Highway 48 late Thursday afternoon.
Port of Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia held a press conference late Friday morning.
Chief Garcia said 56-year-old Juan Pablo Morales and 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez were the two adults killed in accident.
Alvarez's three children also died in the accident:
Jesse Alvarez, 10 years old Emily Espino, 7 years old Joe Alvarez, 4 years old
All five who died in the accident lived in Brownsville.
The SUV spent about two hours under water before cranes were able to lift it out.
Chief Garcia said the five bodies were found in rear of the Mercury Mountaineer as if they had attempted to get out through back door.
The 4-year-old boy was found strapped in a car seat.
Only a 14-year-old girl believed to also be Juana Alvarez's daughter survived the accident.
It's not clear how the teenage girl got out of the SUV but investigators report that she was rescued by a shrimper.
Authorities continue to investigate the accident but reported that the SUV was being driven in a parking lot between a building and the shrimp boat docks before it plunged into the water.
The Cameron County Sheriff's Department is taking over the investigation.
Sheriff Omar Lucio told Action 4 News that the 14-year-old survivor was driving at the time of the accident.
Lucio said the teenage girl manged to get out of the car through the driver's side door while the car was in the water but it was too late for the others.
Action 4 News also spoke to family members.
The the teenage girl's grandmother said the 14-year-old was getting driving lessons at the time of the accident."
Juana Edith Alvarez, 29, Jesse Lee Alvarez, 10, Emily Romana Espino, 7 and Joe Angel Alvarez, 4, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Brownsville, Texas.
They are preceded in death by their grandfather/ her father Octavio Alvarez.
Left to cherish their memory is their grandmother/ her mother, Juana De la Cruz; step-grandfather/ her step-father, Apolinar Ortiz; sister/ her daughter, Debrah Alvarez; brother/ her son, Manuel Alvarez; aunts/ her sisters, Jessie Alvarez (Gilberto Sosa) and Elena Alvarez; and uncles/ her brothers, Octavio Alvarez and Carlos Alvarez.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Iglesia Bautista Fundamental, 2613 Eduardo (Cameron Park).
Visitation will resume at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m., followed by a committal service at Buena Vista Burial Park.
Honored to be serving as pallbearers will be Adam Ruiz, Carlos Alvarez, Octavio Alvarez, Gilberto Sosa, Carlos A. Alvarez, Geraldo Alvarez and Ediberto Ruiz.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, 125 McDavitt Blvd., (956) 541-5400.∼BROWNSVILLE — A 14-year-old girl was behind the wheel of an SUV that plunged into a South Texas port basin, killing her mother, three siblings and a man, authorities say.The accident happened in an area of the port known as Shrimp Basin, where shrimping boats dock
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio identified those killed in the accident as 29-year-old Juana Edith Alvarez; her children, 10-year-old Jesse Lee Alvarez, 7-year-old Emily R. Espino and 4-year-old Joe Alvarez; and 56-year-old shrimp boat captain Juan Pablo Morales
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