GOLDTHWAITE, Texas — A fatal single-vehicle crash in Mills County has killed a Temple father and his one-year-old daughter, police said.
At 5:19 a.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to US 84 near Goldthwaite on reports of a fatal crash, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Luis Miguel Castillo, 20, was heading eastbound on US 84 in a 2015 Buick Lacrosse when, for unknown reasons, the Buick failed to negotiate a curve and collided with a guardrail.
The collision caused the Buick to head down an embankment, striking a large tree and catching on fire, police said.
The Buick's interior was fully engulfed.
Castillo and his one-year-old daughter were pronounced dead on the scene by Justice of the Peace Kim Avants.
An investigation into this incident remains active and ongoing.
