CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A young man from Kenedy was arrested after a crash on Wednesday night left a 12 and 18-year-old dead.
The Texas Highway Patrol said a 2015 Chrysler 200 driven by 19-year-old Elias Chapa Jr., and passengers 18-year-old Marcos Chapa and a 12-year-old, was traveling northbound on Middle Road just north of County Road 103 when it swerved off the road.
Chapa Jr. told troopers he swerved to avoid a deer and struck a fence, causing the vehicle to roll over. As a result of the accident, both the 18 and 12-year-olds were ejected from the car and died of their injuries at the scene…