Emergency C-Section Performed Following Fatal Wreck

KILGORE — One man was killed and a pregnant woman was injured in a late night wreck in Kilgore. Police say it happened around midnight near Rabbit Creek on Highway 259. According to KETK, witnesses reported seeing the driver, later identified as Luis Ocura-Torres, 19, and Carol Villanueva, 17, driving at a high rate of speed when they ran off the road. Officials said the vehicle rolled and landed upside down in the creek. Torres was killed in the accident. Villanueva, who was 33 weeks pregnant, was injured. An emergency Caesarean section was performed. Police say the baby boy weighed 5 pounds and is currently in the ICU at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. The mother is also said to be in critical condition. Police say they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.