TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Rusk County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 4 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 5/21/2022 7:45 PM
County: Rusk
Location: SH 64, approximately a one mile west of Henderson, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2013 Nissan Rogue
Driver 1:
Iliana Ayala, female, 28 YOA of Henderson, TX.
Seatbelt: No
Transported to: UT Health East Texas – Tyler in stable condition.
Passenger:
Edna Grinaldo, female, 25 YOA of Tyler, TX.
Seatbelt: Yes
Transported to: UT Health East Texas – Henderson in stable condition.
Passenger:
Male, 3 YOA of Henderson, TX.
Seatbelt: No
Transported to: UT Health East Texas – Henderson in serious condition.
Passenger: Deceased
Female, 5 YOA of Henderson, TX.
Seatbelt: No
Transported to: Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler in critical condition.
Pronounced by: Hospital staff
Passenger:
Female, 7 YOA of Henderson, TX.
Seatbelt: No
Transported to: Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler in serious condition.
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling east on SH 64 and for an unknown reason left the roadway on the south side. The vehicle then traveled in the grass south of the roadway and hit a shallow creek with its front end causing the vehicle to flip end over end, ejecting 3 children occupants.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Dry
Investigated By: Trooper Kaleb Bullock, Carthage DPS