Driver Dies After Two-Vehicle Accident Near Palmview
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) provided an update on the fatal two-vehicle accident that occurred on Friday, August 14, 2026, on Texan Road, south of Freedom Avenue and north of Palmview in Hidalgo County. According to DPS, 22-year-old Efren Garcia-Saldivar, a resident of Mission, was driving a silver Chevrolet Malibu northbound in the wrong lane when he collided head-on with a blue Ford Fusion. Garcia-Saldivar was transported to McAllen Medical Center after the accident but died from his injuries on Monday, August 17. The passenger in the Chevrolet, 19-year-old Brianna Yatziri Saucedo, also a resident of Mission, died at the scene. Jonathan Tellez-Sosa, 25, a resident of Penitas who was driving the Ford Fusion, also died at the scene. The passenger in the Ford was taken to McAllen Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. DPS agents are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the accident.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
