{"id":126261,"date":"2026-01-16T21:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126261\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:36:09","slug":"i-10-crash-near-sierra-blanca-kills-two-children-driver-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126261\/","title":{"rendered":"I-10 crash near Sierra Blanca kills two children, driver hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Two children are dead after an SUV rolled over on Thursday afternoon on I-10 near Sierra Blanca. <\/p>\n

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 3-month old baby from El Paso and a 10-year-old girl from Florida died after the 2003 GMC Envoy they were traveling in veered off the road, hit the cable barrier in the middle and rolled over multiple times.<\/p>\n

Texas DPS said it happened at around 3:25 p.m. near mile marker 101, which is close to the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol checkpoint.<\/p>\n

The driver of the GMC SUV, a 29-year-old woman from El Paso, was reportedly seriously injured and was airlifted taken to the University Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the 3-month-old baby was pronounced dead on the scene, while the 10-year-old girl died from her injuries at the Culberson County Hospital. <\/p>\n

Texas DPS said the crash remains under investigation. <\/p>\n

“We have to look at everything, we have to look at the tires, we have to look at something that malfunctioned or it could’ve been something as simple as: maybe the driver falling asleep,” said Texas DPS Sergeant Eliot Torres while speaking with KINT.<\/p>\n

RELATED: DEVELOPING: Vehicle rollover on I-10 near Sierra Blanca<\/a><\/p>\n

On Thursday, cameras from the Texas Department of Transportation showed what appears to be a traffic jam.<\/p>\n

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Vehicle rollover on I-10 near Sierra Blanca. Credit: TxDOT<\/p>\n

Video circulating on social media showed the backed-up traffic in the area.<\/p>\n

Viewer video of the vehicle rollover on I-10 near Sierra Blanca. Credit: Luis Limon via FitFam<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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