The National Transportation Safety Board now says that the driver of the pickup truck involved in the fatal March 15 crash in West Texas that killed nine, was not a 13-year-old boy in the truck, but his 38-year-old father.
Additionally, toxicology revealed the presence of meth in the father's blood.
Back in March, the NTSB said that it was a 13-year-old boy who was driving when the truck crashed head-on into the van carrying a New Mexico golf team, killing six students and the coach who was driving the van. The boy and his father also died in the fiery crash.
The van carried men's and women's golf team members from the University of the Southwest located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The team was traveling from a tournament at Midland College.
Both vehicles burst into flames upon collision, investigators said. Victims of the crash included the boy and his father, the coach of the golf team, and six student-athletes.
Two student passengers sustained serious injuries but ultimately survived.
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