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Maria Magdalena Montenegro de Carreon

Age : 63

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/13/2022

Location : Bob Bullock Loop near Lakeview Boulevard

City : Laredo

County : Webb

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NARRATIVE:
On 08/13/2022, 63-year-old Maria Magdalena Montenegro de Carreon of Laredo was fatally injured when a Ford Expedition fleeing Texas DPS crashed head-on into the Chevrolet Tahoe in which she was a passenger on Bob Bullock Loop near Lakeview Boulevard.
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At approximately 7:28 a.m., a DPS trooper attempted to stop the Expedition near McPherson Road. The driver fled and eventually traveled south in the northbound lanes of Bob Bullock Loop. During the pursuit, the Expedition reached approximately 80–90 mph, struck a Ford F-150 and continued driving the wrong way.
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The Expedition then collided head-on with the Chevrolet Tahoe. Montenegro de Carreon suffered multiple fractures, internal bleeding and traumatic brain injuries. She and the Tahoe's 44-year-old driver were initially taken to Laredo Medical Center and then airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Montenegro de Carreon died later that day.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Texas Department of Public Safety did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated the pursuit in the sources located.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Woman-dies-after-fleeing-suspect-crashed-into-her-17374994.php
https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Texas-DPS-Driver-in-fatal-crash-said-he-was-17382783.php
https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/drunk-driver-pleads-guilty-killing-woman-laredo-20027389.php
https://www.telemundolaredo.tv/2025/03/20/dictan-sentencia-hombre-declarado-culpable-de-accidente-mortal/
https://www.kgns.tv/2025/03/21/3-high-profile-cases-presented-before-judge-341st-district-court/