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Five children were killed in a tragic accident caused when the driver of the vehicle, Chanton Jenkins, 32, plunged into a rain-filled ditch while talking on his cell-phone. In addition to driving while distracted Jenkins failed a field sobriety test following the crash.
Two girls and three boys were killed in the accident. The bodies of the boys, ages 4, 7, and 11, were found in the vehicle. The body of one girl, 4, is missing and the body of another girl, 1, was found later.
The driver survived the crash along with another adult and a 10 year old girl. Police report that the other adult was Jenkins’ brother. The brother stated that Jenkins was the father of four of the children involved in the accident.
The vehicle was found in a drainage ditch several hours after the accident by rescue workers about 100 feet from where the driver lost control of the vehicle. The ditch contained about 9 feet of water.
Houston police charged Jenkins with four counts of intoxication manslaughter as a result of the fatal accident.
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