Overview
- Investigators are using dental records and DNA analysis to identify Sri Venkat, Tejaswini Cholleti and their children Siddarth and Mrida after their vehicle was charred in the fire.
- The Indian Consulate and non-profit TEAM Aid are assisting Greene County authorities with logistics, documentation and support for returning the remains to India.
- Local police continue to probe how a mini-truck traveling the wrong way on a rural Alabama highway collided head-on with the family’s SUV on July 5.
- The victims were driving back to Dallas after spending the holiday week with relatives in Atlanta when the collision occurred.
- The crash follows a series of fiery accidents involving Indian-origin travelers in the US and has renewed calls for stronger road safety measures.