Javier Mireles Killed, Seven Children Injured In Crash With Wrong-Way Driver at Everhart and Cedar Pass

Quick Facts:

Where: The intersection of Everhart Road and Cedar Pass Drive in Corpus Christi, TX

What Happened: One man was killed and seven children injured in a four vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver

Participants:

• Javier Mireles, Green SUV Driver
• Three Children, Green SUV Passengers
• Black Truck Driver
• Blue SUV Driver
• Four Children, Blue SUV Passengers
• Maroon SUV Driver

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Javier Mireles, Fatality
• Seven Children, Undisclosed Injuries
• Maroon SUV Driver, Minor Injuries

Details:

Javier Mireles was killed and seven child passengers injured when four vehicles collided as a result of a wrong-way driver at the intersection of Everhart Road and Cedar Pass Drive in Corpus Christi, TX. Corpus Christi Police report the accident occurred around 3:31 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, when Mireles was travelling north in the southbound lanes of Everhart Road. Mireles first struck a black pickup, followed by the blue SUV, with that collision sending sending Mireles and the blue SUV into the maroon SUV. The driver of the black pickup and the maroon SUV were uninjured, and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation.