Wichita Falls Police Officer Speeding When He Killed Two Teens

An initial report shows that a Wichita Falls police officer was driving at a high rate of speed when his patrol car struck a vehicle occupied by two teenagers, who were killed.

The Department of Public Safety report says evidence shows Officer Teddie Whitefield was driving at least 80 mph and "took no evasive action when a reasonable person would have." The teens had stopped at a stop sign, then continued through an intersection when the patrol car struck the passenger side.

Eighteen-year-old Yeni Lopez and 13-year-old Gloria Montoya, who were cousins, died in the June 30 accident. Lopez was pregnant. The report says Whitefield had taken two different prescription medications earlier in the day. The medications were not specified.