{"id":200699,"date":"2026-03-12T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200699\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:14:08","slug":"infant-killed-after-being-ejected-in-fort-worth-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200699\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant killed after being ejected in Fort Worth car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773278048_307_breakingphoto.png\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\" alt=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>            Star-Telegram illustration\/Ricky Moon photo<\/p>\n<p>A Fort Worth mother was arrested March 7 after a car crash in which her infant son was ejected from the vehicle, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Karla Flores, 17, faces charges including reckless injury to a child resulting in serious bodily injury, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were dispatched to the crash at Rock Island Street and Azle Avenue, in north Fort Worth, shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday, a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the driver of one vehicle ran a stop sign and hit another vehicle. The baby, who was not restrained, was thrown from Lopez\u2019 vehicle in the crash, causing serious injury, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The infant, identified as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-sebastian-reyes-family?attribution_id=sl%3A5de7edff-aacf-4a97-8e24-276d6ee87f32&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1773109084&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp17_tb-amp20_control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\">6-month-old Sebastian Reyes<\/a>, was taken to Cook Children\u2019s hospital, where he died Monday night in the pediatric ICU, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tcbpm.appianportalsgov.com\/mepublicportal\">Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez was released from jail on a $30,000 bond, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/288629615\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773278048_421_LillieDavidson-Profile Cropped.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Lillie Davidson\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/288629615\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lillie Davidson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Lillie Davidson is a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She graduated from TCU in 2025 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism, is fluent in Spanish, and can complete a crossword in five minutes.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters. 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