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Alcohol suspected as factor in tragic Mother’s Day car crash

A man and two children were killed by a car collision while on a Mother’s Day outing to the Galveston seawall.  The victims, Tremane Albert, 25, his stepson Alan Meredith, 10, and his godson Isaiah Barnett, 3, were pronounced dead at the scene, probably of blunt force trauma according to authorities.

The accident happened when a sport-utility vehicle traveling east on the sidewalk of the seawall smashed into the back of a car.  The car sustained serious damage to its rear.

It is not known if Barnett was thrown from the car when he was killed or if he was outside of the car.  The two children were sitting on the seawall when they were struck by one or both vehicles and killed.

Albert’s wife and Meredith’s mother, La Grace Albert, survived the accident as did a third child.  The driver of the SUV was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston where he was listed in fair condition.

Police believe that the driver, Orvel Wayne Speck, a 44 year old island resident, will be charged with intoxication manslaughter.  Speck has two previous drunken driving convictions.

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