Twin 3-year-old girls drown in North Texas apartment pool
The incident is part of a concerning number of drownings in North Texas this summer.
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The incident is part of a concerning number of drownings in North Texas this summer.
A concerned resident called for help, prompting Tarrant County Sheriff's Office deputies to respond.
A Facebook video shared with CBS News Texas showed a heavily damaged white passenger van on a grassy shoulder off the highway.
Representatives from several of the victim's families filed the lawsuit.
Police say the girl was part of a large church group from Garland.
The crash reported around 6:45 p.m. Friday prompted the closure of northbound I-35 lanes for about five hours.
Officers were dispatched to the scene just before 10:30 p.m.
The crash involved at least six vehicles and occurred at I-35W and Crawford Road, authorities said.
The teen, who was not injured, was taken to the Rockwall County Child Advocacy Center for a forensic interview.
The incident occurred on Crestmeadow Street near West Windsor Drive.
The child had been last seen around 7:45 a.m. on Tanglewood Circle.
"He was a husband, a father, a friend, a mentor, and a source of strength for all who knew him," his department said.
Alford was taken into custody by members of the Sweetwater Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Task Force.
The child was taken to Cook Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
The blaze at the River Ridge Residence Inn was limited to one room.