Pregnant Woman and Unborn Baby Killed In Crash After Truck Collides With Alligator Crossing Highway

Photo Credit: Refugio County Sheriff's Office

A pregnant woman was killed, along with her unborn baby, after her vehicle collided with an alligator that was in the middle of a Texas highway causing a rollover crash, the NY Post reported. 

Gabrielle Breaux, 33, was driving with four other passengers when her truck suddenly crashed into an alligator crossing the State Highway 35 near Corpus Christi, reports state. 

The vehicle turned over into a field just off the roadside, according to Texas police. It is unclear whether Breaux was the driver. 

The mother-to-be was pronounced dead at the scene. Her unborn baby as well as the reptile also died in the crash. She was reportedly seven months pregnant at the time. 

Police described the four passengers as 1 adult and three children. They were taken to the hospital where they remain in stable condition. Police have not disclosed their relationship to the deceased. 

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