Truck Full of Teenagers Rear-Ended at Highway Speeds on the Houston Harte

The Memorial Day weekend ended badly for two families traveling west on the Houston Harte Expy. late Monday night.

A San Angelo police patrol unit rolled up on a crash just after it happened and called it in. Just past the Jefferson St. exit, closing both westbound lanes, two vehicles had collided.

A late model black Honda CRV rear-ended an older model GMC Sierra pickup at highway speeds, police said. The front of the CRV was demolished, and the bed of the pickup was bent inward from the force of the collision.

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Inside the truck was what appeared to be a mother and three teenaged kids. The CRV driver appeared to be solo.

Only the CRV driver was rushed to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. It looked like his shoulder or arm was in pain.

The investigating officer accompanied the CRV driver to Shannon and was not able to give the official statement as of 12:20 a.m.

Citations are pending the outcome of the investigation.

Update May 31 10:30 a.m.

The pickup was occupied by three teenagers when the crash occurred. The mom arrived shortly thereafter to pick them up.