A daycare driver is accused of running a red light and having no driver’s license after a morning rollover accident that sent more than a dozen children to the hospital, Grand Prairie, TX police said.
Karissa Acosta, of Arlington, was transporting 20 children in a 15-passenger van for Kids Clubhouse, a day care center in Grand Prairie, when the collision occurred near the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. The 20-year-old driver will likely face additional charges, including allowing children to ride without seatbelts, police said. The van collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling north on Great Southwest Parkway. After the collison, the 2001 Dodge van overturned and came to a stop on its left side. Thirteen children, ages 3 to 11, were taken to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries, authorities said. Acosta and seven children were not injured. The Tahoe driver, Aracel Torres, 30, of Grand Prairie, and two young passengers, ages 2 and 4, were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Torres also did not have a license and will likely face traffic charges.
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