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Man arrested in connection with wreck that killed 8-year-old in Van Zandt County

Miguel Castro-Govea is charged with criminal negligent homicide and is currently in the Van Zandt County Jail.

CANTON, Texas — A man has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy in Canton Friday afternoon.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Miguel Castro-Govea, 31, of Crowley was driving east on FM 90 approaching FM 47 in a 2017 Dodge Ram truck when he failed to make a stop at the intersection of FM 90 at FM 47.

Credit: Van Zandt County Jail

He hit the passenger side of a 2017 Nissan Titan pickup that was driven by mother Tara Lynn Wright-Berry, 48, and her son Thomas Berry, 8, was a passenger, officials said.

Wright-Berry was taken to a local hospital in Canton to treat her injuries. Berry was taken to a hospital in Dallas, where he was pronounced dead by a doctor, officials said. 

Castro-Govea is charged with criminal negligent homicide and is currently in the Van Zandt County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing and CBS19 will update this article with more information. 

A GoFundMe was set up for the Berry family for people to make donations here

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