Texas ff/paramedic killed on Mother's Day in a crash after seeing newborns

By Kate Linderman
The Olympian

Killen, Texas – it was a joyful opportunity for a fire brigade captain in Texas, who celebrated the birth of his fifth child on Mother's Day and prepared that his four other children meet their new siblings.

But the happy day became tragic when the car from Killeen Fire Captain Marvin Taylor III. It was hit from behind when he left a hospital in Austin to pick up his children, the city of Killen said in a statement on May 11th.

According to KWTX, a police officer from Austin, who stood next to Taylor's vehicle during the accident, provided the help until the first aiders arrived.

Taylor died of the consequences of the accident on Mother's Day, officers said. The driver, who was accused of taking the captain's vehicle into the custody, was kwtx with.

Taylor has been part of the fire brigade since 2014 and has been remembered for his commitment and leadership, the city said.

Killen is about a 155-mile trip to the southwest of Dallas.

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