BEAUMONT, Texas — A 51-year-old South Texas man is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after two women in their 20s died in a fiery wreck early Friday morning in mid-county.
Troopers are investigating the wreck that happened at about 1:44 a.m. Friday morning, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Camille Marti, 20, of Arkansas. who was driving a Toyota Scion and her passenger Loren Stacks, 25, of Beaumont, were killed in the wreck, according to the DPS.
GoFundMe accounts have been set up to benefit the families of each woman.
A Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Salvador Gamez, 51, of Brownsville, was headed south in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 69 near the Jefferson County jail when it struck the Toyota Scion head-on, according to DPS.
The women were pronounced dead at the scene by a Jefferson County justice of the peace.
Gamez, who told police he had drank six 12 ounce beers, was taken by ambulance to a Southeast Texas hospital.
Funeral services for both women will be held at The Apostolic Church of Beaumont, at 3333 Eastex Fwy, on Friday, June 21, 2024, with a visitation at 6 p.m. and memorial service at 7 p.m.
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