Texas Family of 5 Killed in Head-On Crash: ‘Their Absence Will Be Felt Forever’

“They were a close-knit and loving family, known for their warmth, kindness, and deep love for one another,” read the GoFundMe created to raise donations for their funerals

  • Hermenegildo Cerda, 55, Veronica Cerda, 53, Veronica Denise Cerda, 26, Rebecca Cerda, 20, and Daniela Cerda, 18, were all killed in a deadly car crash on Saturday, May 10
  • Their pickup truck collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by Toriano Fair, 43
  • Fair survived the crash and sustained serious injuries

A family of five was killed and one person was critically injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 45 in Houston on Saturday, May 10, according to the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department.

Hermenegildo Cerda, 55, was driving a 2023 Ford F-150, with his wife, Veronica Cerda, 53, and their daughters Veronica Denise Cerda, 26; Rebecca Cerda, 20; and Daniela Cerda, 18, as passengers.

Their truck collided head-on with a 2016 Dodge pickup truck, killing all five passengers, according to the fire department’s press release…

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