Fatal Crash Splits Sports Car in Half, Leaving 2 Dead and 1 Injured, Texas Authorities Say

Mar. 15, 2025

Two people were killed and one was injured in a car crash in Dallas on Monday, Dec. 9, to a Dallas Police Department representative confirmed to PEOPLE.

Cristobal Flores Espino, 29, and Robert Rocha, 31, were identified as the deceased victims. The third victim is a woman whose identity has not been revealed.

Police found the two victims dead at the crash site upon arrival. The third victim was in a gold Toyota sedan and taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

“Our investigators are doing everything we can to get answers to questions as such,” Dallas PD Lt. Tramese Jones said on Tuesday, Dec. 10, perNBC 5. An investigation into the crash is ongoing and it is still unknown whether speed, drugs, or alcohol caused or led to it.

“It resulted in two fatalities, so I go back to our thoughts to the families who lost loved ones yesterday,” Jones said.

The McLaren that was split in two can reach up to 124 mph in 9.5 seconds, according to the McLarensite. The brand’s fastest model, theSpeed Tail, can reach up to 186 mph in 12.8 seconds.

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A representative for the Dallas Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Tuesday.

source: people.com