Port Arthur, TX — June 6, 2023, Joel Baeza Jr. was killed in a motor vehicle accident around 6:11 a.m. while northbound on Highway 82 in Port Arthur.

According to officials, the victim’s Honda Civic was traveling north approaching S. Levee Road while a BMW 328 was southbound when the two vehicles collided in a frontal offset crash. The impact reportedly caused Mr. Baeza Jr. to lose control of the Civic and it veered toward its driver’s side and fell into a ship channel.

Joel Baeza Jr. was fatally injured.

Reports indicate authorities have not determined the cause of the crash.

Joel Baeza Jr. Killed in Car Accident on Highway 82 in Port Arthur, TX

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