Father, two children killed in Texas in Texas-NBC 5 Dallas-Fort

A community mourns and a man is charged after a frontal accident in Van Alstyne has left a father and two children dead, say officials.

The Texas Ministry of Public Security said that soldiers had answered reports on an accident on an accident with three vehicles at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday on the Farm-to-Market Road 3133 west of the Jim Cannon Road.

According to the TXDPS, the 63-year-old Rocky Patterson from Rowlett drove a Dodge 3500 when he tried to pass a Toyota Tacoma in a no-passing zone as he drove up a hill.

When Patterson tried the passport, the DPS said that he had hit a Chevrolet Silverado head -on, which caused him to caught fire. The DPS also said that Patterson hit the Tacoma.

The driver of Silverado, 41-year-old Tommy Moorehead III, from Leonard, and two children aged 4 and 6 were declared dead at the scene, said the DPS.

The driver of the tacoma was treated at the crime scene, said the DPS.

Patterson was brought to Baylor Scott White Health in McKinney before being booked into Grayson County's prison on Sunday. Officials did not leave the extent of his injuries.

The DPS said that Patterson was charged with a bond of $ 3 million due to three cases of second-degree crimes.

In a statement published on Monday, Trenton ISD expressed sadness about the news about the crash and the loss of one of his first students.

“Our district will have additional help on the basic campus tomorrow to support students and employees if necessary,” said the district. “If additional help is needed over tomorrow, we will also take precautions for this.”

The district said that a Gofundme page had been created for the woman and the mother of the victims.

The DPS said the investigation was not yet complete. It is unclear whether Patterson has acquired legal representation.