Teen arrested in deadly collision where 18-wheeler crashed into Mission home

Mission police have arrested a teenager for allegedly causing an 18-wheeler semi-truck to crash into a home on June 29.

The teenager, who has yet to be identified, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, according to Mission police Chief Cesar Torres.

The chief said the teen was driving a car in the 2600 block of West Expressway near a Jr’s Tires and Wheels in Mission when he somehow caused the semi to crash into the home around 9 a.m. Saturday, June 29.

“The driver of the small car changed lanes when unsafe, causing a collision with the truck tractor which ended up (claiming) a life,” Torres said.

The driver of the semi, 51-year-old Anastacio Martinez Jr., died due to his injuries.

“We just have to continue to be more vigilant, to pay more attention to the traffic that’s around us,” Torres said. “Nowadays there is a lot of distractions in a car, people with cellphones sometimes texting, sometimes doing other things in the car that cause us not to focus on the road causing accidents.”

The teen is expected to be arraigned later this morning.

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