Authorities say driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people
developing story overnight. police in texas are investigating a drag race crash, that took the lives of two young children and left eight other people injured. officials say the driver lost control, and plowed into a crowd of spectators. this is taking place in curve ill, 60 miles northwest of san antonio. a six year old boy died at the scene, an eight-year-old boy died at the hospital. nbc news correspondent jay gray is following the latest from us from dallas, texas. jay, what do we know right now? yes, kendis and lindsey. a tragedy is unfolding in cooterville. look, we know it was an independently sponsored drag racing event known as airport racehorse to, because it was taking place at the curve in her county airport, along one of the landing strips there. we know the race occurred, one of the cars lost control, as you talk about, careening into parked vehicles, ultimately into spectators that were lining that strip over there. a six and eight year old boy