Karen Villegas, Otoniel Hernandez, George Emerson and Becky Emerson ID’d as Four Killed in Anna Two-Vehicle Crash on SH-121 near CR 581

Anna, Texas (August 20, 2018) – The identities of the four people who were killed in a traffic accident which also injured three others Saturday evening in Collin County have been disclosed, according to the authorities.
The victims have been identified as Karen Villegas, 24, Otoniel Hernandez, 22, George Emerson, 54, and Becky Emerson, 58.
The crash took place at around 6:40 p.m. August 18, on SH-121 near County Road 581.
According to the authorities, a 2014 GMC pickup truck driven by Villegas was heading southbound on the highway while a 2005 Honda Pilot driven by George was heading northbound. For an unknown reason, the GMC crossed into the northbound lane where it collided with the Honda.
The impact caused the Honda to roll into a ditch on the side of the roadway.
Villegas was declared dead at the scene. Hernandez, who was a passenger in the GMC, was taken to a hospital where he later died. Two other passengers, Jose Galicia, 29, and a 2-year-old child, who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries were taken to nearby hospitals.
George and Becky, who was a passenger in the Honda, were both killed at the scene. Another passenger, Misty Emerson, 22, was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to the hospital.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.