GRAYSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police departments across North Texas are mourning the loss of an off-duty Celina police officer and his young daughter who were killed in a chain reaction crash Monday afternoon.
Celina city officials confirmed 33-year-old Detective KC Robinson and his six-year-old daughter Brynlee died at the scene.
The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Highway 567 just east of Whitesboro.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said several cars were stopped for a school bus that was dropping off kids, when a garbage truck came over a hill and hit the cars.
The crash caused a chain reaction involving at least five other vehicles.
Detective Robinson had been with the department for three years.
Local police departments across North Texas took to social media to express their support for the grieving family and Celina police.
Our sincere condolences to @CelinaPolice and all who loved Detective KC Robinson and his young daughter, who were killed in a crash yesterday. We stand with Detective Robinson’s family, friends, and comrades as they grieve. pic.twitter.com/WRp9iGpfor
— Grapevine Police (@GrapevinePolice) April 6, 2021
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we report that @CelinaPolice Detective K.C. Robinson and his 6 year old daughter Brynlee LaVaughn Robinson were fatally injured in the accident in Whitesboro this afternoon. Detective Robinson served for 3 1/2 years with CPD. @OurCelina pic.twitter.com/kZV1DPFD5K
— OurCelina (@OurCelina) April 6, 2021
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