Community mourns following fatal Sunday crash

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Witness, residents and migrants, who live at the Ozanam Center, are still in shock following the fatal crash that occurred Sunday morning.

With help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Brownsville Police Department are investigating the crash, however members of the community are in mourning and disbelief.

“We all fight for a dream. We passed a jungle, crossed eight countries, lived through cold, hunger, and thirst, and we still cross and say we’ve reached the American dream. Now look at where the American dream ended for us,” Daniel Gonzales said.

Community member, Carmen Flores told ValleyCentral she has noticed an increased number of migrants in the area.

“They’re always crossing the street. And there's a lot of them, always, on that street,” Flores said.

Moments after the accident, videos from surveillance cameras capturing the accident flooded social media.

Flores said she could not believe what she saw.

“You know it’s horrible. I feel horrible. Devastating. I mean, innocent lives taken,” Flores said.

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