LEONA, Texas — Five people were killed and one person critically injured in a head-on crash between two pickup trucks Saturday afternoon on Interstate 45, according to emergency officials.
Texas Department of Public Safety identified the victims Sunday as Hermenegildo Melendez, 55; Veronica Cerda, 53; Veronica Denise Cerda, 26; Rebecca Cerda, 20; and Daniela Cerda, 18. The five victims were in a 2023 Ford F-150, with Melendez driving. They were all from Houston.
The other truck involved was a 2016 Dodge pickup truck driven by Toriano Fair, 43, of Dallas, DPS said. He was rushed to the hospital in Bryan with serious injuries…