Injured boy has ‘hard road ahead’ after parents, siblings die in Texas street-racing crash
A GoFundMe account identifies the victims of a North Texas street racing crash as a mother and father, Lorena and Jessie Rosales, their 13-year-old daughter Stephanie, and their 6-year-old son Angel. Another son, Anthony Rosales, is hospitalized in critical condition.
“They were hit by a car that was participating in an illegal street race that flipped their car,” according to the family’s account in the GoFundMe description. “Anthony was thrown out of the car but the rest of the family was killed when the car exploded.”
According to Grand Prairie police, the family’s Chevrolet Traverse was northbound on South Belt Line Road and turning onto Kingston Drive on Saturday night when it was hit by a red Dodge Charger that was racing with another car. The drivers of the two racing cars were arrested and face manslaughter charges, police said.
The parents have two other children who weren’t involved in the crash. Anthony’s “brother Jessie and sister Natalie have stepped up to get him through this physical battle in addition to all the other battles they will face,” the GoFundMe page reads. “This sweet sibling group has a long hard road ahead of them physically, emotionally and financially.”
Money raised through the GoFundMe will go toward funeral expenses and medical bills. As of Monday afternoon, the account had raised about $3,000 toward a $25,000 goal.
This story was originally published August 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM.
