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A 16-year-old girl was died, another seriously injured In a sledding accident, parts of Texas A rare snowstorm hit the weekend.
Police in Frisco, about 30 miles north of Dallas, said a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep and pulling two girls on a sleigh around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. WAF reports.
Witnesses told police the sled carrying the girls hit a curb and then hit a tree.
Two teenagers were taken to a nearby hospital, where one died from his injuries. A second teen was reportedly in critical condition Sunday.
Melissa Trevino lives in the area Tell NBC Dallas-Fort Worth The accident was “shocking”.
“I don’t know what they told the parents they were doing, but my neighbor who lives next door said he saw a Jeep pulling some kids on a sled and a few minutes later we saw six or four police cars here and a bunch of caution tape and something bad was going on,” Trevino said.
Authorities have not yet identified the teen involved in the crash. It’s unclear whether charges will be filed.
Authorities are still investigating the horrific accident that occurred during a rare winter snowstorm. Arctic air surged into North Texas this weekend, blanketing much of the Dallas-Fort Worth area with up to five inches of snow and ice. According to KDFW.
For many in the state, the freezing temperatures are reminiscent of Texas’ historic freeze in February 2021, but fortunately, this weekend’s storm doesn’t appear to be as damaging.
The 2021 storms brought rounds of heavy snow and ice to the Lone Star State. Subfreezing temperatures persisted for more than a week, leaving millions without power for days.
An estimated 246 people were killed by the winter storm in the state due to freezes, and economic losses from burst pipes, structure fires and lost revenue were estimated at more than $200 billion this houston chronicle.
This weekend’s cold won’t last as long as the 2021 freeze. A winter storm warning expired Monday for North and Central Texas, but an extreme cold warning will remain in effect until Tuesday morning, according to KDFW.
While temperatures will remain below freezing, plenty of sunshine on Monday is expected to start melting some ice, WAF reports.
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Temperatures will approach 40 degrees by Tuesday afternoon, which means the ice may be gone by Wednesday, the report said.
Two people die from storm in Texas According to The Weather Channel. It was unclear whether one of the fatalities was a teenager who died in a sledding accident.