{"id":226817,"date":"2026-03-30T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/226817\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:57:40","slug":"dps-provides-details-about-crash-that-killed-beloved-slaton-teacher-leo-schneider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/226817\/","title":{"rendered":"DPS provides details about crash that killed beloved Slaton teacher, Leo Schneider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Slaton ISD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1816168663129711&amp;set=a.761566035256651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1816168663129711&amp;set=a.761566035256651\">posted on Facebook<\/a> that the district has lost a beloved high school faculty member, Leo Schneider, who died in a wreck Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">DPS says the wreck happened on FM 1585 just east of Avenue P around 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Preliminary investigation determined that a 2021 Ford Mustang collided into the rear of a 2016 Dodge Ram pickup traveling eastbound on FM 1585.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The collision caused the pickup to travel into the westbound lane and collide head-on with Schneider\u2019s 2017 Nissan Armada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">All six occupants of the Dodge Ram were transported to University Medical Center for moderate injuries. All but one of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The driver of the Mustang, 28-year-old Bode Sam Arnold of Lubbock, was not injured. He has...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UOKZIJGNEBAWBL6MG2JYDW5ER4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"1240\" \/>The driver of the Mustang, 28-year-old Bode Sam Arnold of Lubbock, was not injured. He has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.(Lubbock Co. Detention Center)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The driver of the Mustang, 28-year-old Bode Sam Arnold of Lubbock, was not injured. He has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He is being held in the Lubbock County Detention Center on $100,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The district posted this message on Sunday morning:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With a heavy heart, we share that Slaton ISD lost a beloved high school faculty member, Leo Schneider, last night in an automobile accident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mr. Schneider touched many lives as a high school science teacher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Mr. Schneider\u2019s family, friends, colleagues, and students during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As a community, we come together to support one another, remember his impact, and honor the difference Mr. Schneider made in so many lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Counselors will be available at the high school campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Please keep everyone affected in your thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Slaton ISD posted on Facebook that the district has lost a beloved high school&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[87572,168,170,169,26297,9635],"class_list":{"0":"post-226817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-leo-schneider","9":"tag-lubbock","10":"tag-lubbock-headlines","11":"tag-lubbock-news","12":"tag-slaton-isd","13":"tag-wreck"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}