Garland teen killed, brother injured after being hit by truck
Teen killed, brother injured after being hit by truck
A 14-year-old girl was killed, and her 16-year-old brother is in serious condition after being hit by a pickup while walking on a sidewalk in Garland on Saturday night.
GARLAND, Texas - Garland Police are investigating a deadly crash that involved two teen pedestrians late Saturday night.
A memorial has started to form at the scene of the crash.
Garland Pedestrian Crash
What we know:
The crash happened just after 10 p.m. at E. Oates and Broadway Blvd.
Investigators tell FOX 4 News a pickup truck headed northeast on Oates Road near Broadway Blvd. veered off the roadway.
A 14 -year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, siblings, were on the sidewalk.
Both teenagers and multiple vehicles were hit by the pickup, according to police.
Initial reports from officials say the 14-year-old girl died, and the 16-year-old boy is in serious condition. They were walking home from the corner store and lived down the street from where the crash happened.
Witnesses told police a man who was driving the pickup ran from the vehicle with a child after the crash.
30-year-old Stetson Ybarbo, a resident of Rowlett (Source: Garland Police)
Through witnesses at the scene, investigators identified the driver as 30-year-old Stetson Ybarbo, of Rowlett.
Police believe Ybarbo was speeding when he left the road, hitting the pedestrians and several parked cars.
Ybarbo was found by police at a home in Garland, where he was taken into custody. He has been charged with two counts of failure to stop and render aid. One count involves death, the other involves serious bodily injury.
He has been booked into the Garland Jail, but will be processed and taken to the Dallas County Jail.
What we don't know:
The names of the teen pedestrians have not been released.
Ybarbo's bond amount has not been released. Other charges may be possible.
Memorial at crash site
Throughout the day, friends and loved ones dropped off flowers, stuffed animals and pinwheels at the site of the crash.
What they're saying:
Sophie Sotelo came by to honor her soccer teammate and friend.
"She had a whole life in front of her, and it was all taken away like that," Sotelo said. "No one deserves to feel unsafe just walking on the sidewalk."
Barry Fleming works at the Chevron convenience store across the street. He says the siblings were regular customers and the two had just left the store before the crash happened.
"They were jolly just happy as can be. Laughing and carrying on and stuff," he recalled.
Fleming calls East Oates Road "Speed Racer Road."
"We don’t have no trouble in this neighborhood. The trouble we have is people speeding through here," he said.
What's next:
A vigil will be held at the site of the crash on Monday at 6 p.m.
The Source: Information in this article is from Garland police on the scene.