Overview

• Talley was arrested on August 5 and booked on five counts of manslaughter without a listed defense attorney
• DPS says Talley’s 2018 Ram pickup hauling a livestock trailer crossed into oncoming traffic on US 281 and struck a Chevrolet Malibu head-on
• The truck then collided with a Mercedes SUV, which overturned and erupted in flames, killing its five occupants instantly
• The victims—Thalia Salinas, Ruby Cruz, Brianna Valadez, Desiree Cervantez and Jaqueline Velazco Ventura—were longtime friends en route to celebrate a birthday
• Community members and families have placed memorials at the crash site to honor the five women