Karen Villegas, Otoniel Hernandez, George Emerson and Becky Emerson ID’d as Four Killed in Collin County Crash on State Highway 121 near County Road 581

Collin County, Texas (August 21, 2018) – The four people who were killed Saturday evening in a traffic crash in rural Collin County have been identified as Karen Villegas and Otoniel Hernandez, 22, both of Bonham, George Emerson, 54, and Becky Emerson, 58,  both of Paris, authorities said.
The deadly crash was reported at around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, August 18 on State Highway 121 near County Road 581, northeast of Anna.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety official, Villegas was driving a GMC pickup southbound on State Highway 121 when the pickup crossed into the northbound lane and was hit by an oncoming Honda Pilot driven by George Emerson.
The force of the impact caused the Pilot to roll into a ditch.
Villegas died at the scene and Hernandez, who was a passenger in the pickup, died later at Medical City Plano. George Emerson and his passenger, Misty Emerson, both also died at the scene.
Jose Galicia, 29, and a 2-year-old boy, both of Bonham, were also riding in the pickup. Galicia was transported to a hospital with serious injuries and the boy was also hospitalised with life-threatening injuries.
Misty Emerson, 22, of Paris, who a passenger in the Pilot, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
No other details regarding the crash were immediately provided.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.