Brother, sister killed in crash after Christmas light trip
HALTOM CITY, Texas — Just days before Christmas, a North Texas family is having to plan funerals for a brother and sister killed in a car wreck after looking at Christmas lights.
Alexander Trejo and Gabrielle Estelle of Haltom City died Monday night.
But now strangers are helping the family heal.
The Estelle family was together and on their way home after taking the driving tour of Christmas lights at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Nora Morales says her sister and husband and their three kids "were doing their normal thing."
"In their car singing Christmas carols," Morales said. "My sister said within seconds everything turned to chaos."
Fort Worth police say a Ford Explorer struck the back of their car on Interstate 35W near Heritage Trace Parkway.
Alex, 23, and Gabbi, 19, died at the scene.
Their 17-year-old brother, Zach, survived. Their parents also survived, but both were hospitalized.
Michelle Flores, who works with their mother Dee Estelle, and her co-workers are turning their grief into action, setting up a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $8,000 as of Wednesday night.
"If we can't do anything else, we can at least help them financially because they have a long road ahead of them," Flores said.
Fort Worth police said the traffic investigation unit is still working on a final crash report. But right now, the driver of the SUV doesn't face any criminal charges.
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