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Son of victim in New Braunfels church bus crash files wrongful death lawsuit

Plaintiff Ross Allen filed suit on Monday

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung is reporting that the son of one of the 13 people killed in the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels bus crash has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver of the truck involved in the collision along with the man's father.

The article says that Plaintiff Ross Allen filed the suit Monday in the 38th Judicial District Court of Uvalde County against both Jack Young, the driver, and Joseph Young the man's father.

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Here's a recap of what we know about the accident:

  • The wreck between a small church bus and a pickup truck happened about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde County, about 75 miles west of San Antonio.
  • The bus was carrying a group of senior adults from the First Baptist Church in New Braunfels. The group was returning from a church retreat at a camp near Leakey, Texas.
  • Fourteen people were on board the church bus. Thirteen were killed in the collision.

The names of the victims are:

  • Murray William Barrett, 67, of New Braunfels
  • Howard Bryan Allen, 81, of New Braunfels
  • Rhonda Barlow Allen, 61, of New Braunfels
  • Harold Boyd Barber, 87, of New Braunfels
  • Margaret Robinson Barber, 82, of New Braunfels
  • Cristie Clare Moore, 68, of Cibolo
  • Donna Elizabeth Hawkins, 69, of Schertz
  • Avis Scholl Banks, 83, of Austin
  • Mildred Goodlett Rosamond, 87, of New Braunfels
  • Addie Maurine Schmeltekopf, 84, of New Braunfels (died At University Hospital in San Antonio)
  • Sue Wynn Tysdal, 76, of New Braunfels
  • Martha Holcomb Walker, 84, of New Braunfels
  • Dorothy Fern Vulliet, 84, of New Braunfels
  • Below is a timeline of major bus crashes across Texas over the past decade:

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