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Woman charged with hitting 3 siblings in Brownsville crosswalk

Woman charged with hitting 3 siblings in Brownsville crosswalk
1 hour 12 minutes 38 seconds ago Thursday, October 29 2026 Oct 29, 2026 October 29, 2026 10:57 AM October 29, 2026 in News - Local
Source: KRGV
Sandy Marie Garcia. Photo credit: Brownsville Police Department.

Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — A 46-year-old woman was arrested and charged after police said she struck three Brownsville ISD students while they were using a crosswalk to get to school.

Sandy Marie Garcia was arrested and charged with two counts of accident involving a pedestrian in a crosswalk causing serious bodily injury and one count of accident involving a pedestrian user in a crosswalk, the Brownsville Police Department said in a Thursday news release.

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Garcia was identified as the female driver arrested in connection with the Oct. 28, 2026 crosswalk crash. Police said she stayed at the scene. 

Police said the crash happened at about 7:18 a.m. Wednesday in the 5200 block of Southmost Boulevard. A 16-year-old girl was walking her 11-year-old and 7-year-old siblings to school when a vehicle hit them in the crosswalk.

The 7-year-old and 11-year-old suffered serious injuries but are in stable condition, police said, adding that the 16-year-old suffered minor injuries. 

Bond for Garcia was set at $19,000.

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