Two Deaths in Irving
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram an Irving mother and her 15-year-old daughter were killed Wednesday night after their car was hit by another vehicle driven by a motorist who had suffered a seizure, police said Thursday.
The woman was identified as Pamela Rodriguez, 40, and her daughter, Tiffany Vasquez, of Irving.
The two were ejected out of their 1994 Honda Accord, police said.
The driver of a 2007 Honda Accord, Paul William Gillian, 25, of Irving, and his passenger, Lavonne Gillian, 23, were seriously injured and taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Paul Gillian was the one who suffered a seizure, police said. Their condition was unavailable this morning.
The accident happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. at Esters Road and Pioneer Drive.
Paul Gillian was driving south on Esters Road when he suffered the seizure, police said. His foot landed on the accelerator pedal, causing the Honda to speed up to a high rate, police said. Lavonne Gillian attempted to get Paul Gillian's foot off the accelerator pedal but she couldn't, police said.
She managed to grab the steering wheel and swerved to miss two vehicles, police said. But their vehicle hit the 1994 Honda, police said.
The woman was identified as Pamela Rodriguez, 40, and her daughter, Tiffany Vasquez, of Irving.
The two were ejected out of their 1994 Honda Accord, police said.
The driver of a 2007 Honda Accord, Paul William Gillian, 25, of Irving, and his passenger, Lavonne Gillian, 23, were seriously injured and taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Paul Gillian was the one who suffered a seizure, police said. Their condition was unavailable this morning.
The accident happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. at Esters Road and Pioneer Drive.
Paul Gillian was driving south on Esters Road when he suffered the seizure, police said. His foot landed on the accelerator pedal, causing the Honda to speed up to a high rate, police said. Lavonne Gillian attempted to get Paul Gillian's foot off the accelerator pedal but she couldn't, police said.
She managed to grab the steering wheel and swerved to miss two vehicles, police said. But their vehicle hit the 1994 Honda, police said.
