Fifth victim pronounced dead in Wise County car crash

ALVORD, Texas – A fifth person died in a traffic accident in Alvord on Wednesday.

According to Texas DPS, 35-year-old Junior Louis was pronounced dead Friday at Medical City Denton.

What happened?

According to DPS, a minivan carrying 14 people was traveling on Highway 287 near the FM 1655 exit in Alvord around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.

The driver then veered into the middle lane and lost control, causing the van to roll over several times and eject several passengers.

Three people died at the scene of the accident and eleven were taken to hospital.

According to DPS, only one person was wearing a seatbelt. That person suffered only minor injuries.

Who were the victims?

According to DPS, the victims are of Haitian descent. The van came from Florida and was on its way to New Mexico.

The victims are:

• Driver: Diony Antoine, male, 46 years old. Pronounced dead at the scene.

• Passenger 1: JN Irard Vixamar, male, 42 years old. Pronounced dead at the scene.

• Passenger 2: Ledene Pierre-Louis, male, 36 years old. Pronounced dead at the scene.

• Passenger 3: Geneve Louis, female, 28 years old. Pronounced dead at Medical City Denton

• Passenger 4: Noel Fednel, male, 35 years old. Flown to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with critical injuries

• Passenger 5: Dieudyrat Eliassaint, male, 33 years old. Flown to John Peter Smith Hospital with critical injuries

• Passenger 6: Walnick Desir, male, 33 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 7: Reginald Neptune, male, 34 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 8: Marc Jean Lorkens Baptiste, male, 25 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 9: Vincola Lecean, male, 52 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 10: Junior Louis, male, 35 years old. Pronounced dead at Medical City Denton

• Passenger 11: Jean Edson, male, 35 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 12: Jean Philippe Durock, male, 47 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with serious injuries

• Passenger 13: Manius Vines, male, 44 years old. Transported by ambulance to Medical City Denton with minor injuries

According to DPS, this is not a case of human smuggling or trafficking.