Updated March 29, 2026, 10:55 p.m. CT
The Slaton community is mourning a teacher who was killed in a three-vehicle crash that left six others injured Saturday evening in Lubbock County.
Meanwhile, one of the drivers in the crash has been jailed on a felony charge of intoxication manslaughter in connection with the crash.
Leo Schneider, 72, died at University Medical Center in Lubbock, where he was taken after the crash that occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday on FM 1585 just east of Avenue P in Lubbock County, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.