Benjamin Isaac Castañeda passed away in a very tragic vehicle crash Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the age of 17. He was pronounced dead following an accident on Loop 820 in North Richland Hills.
A 29-year-old man identified as Neomi Martinez is accused of driving the wrong way on Loop 820 in North Richland Hills Thursday morning in a crash that killed the teen boy and injured at least two others.
A fundraiser account was created by Jacob Castaneda on GoFundMe, for the boy’s funeral cost.
Part of the message on the page reads…
Our family was robbed of our beloved Benjamin Isaac Castañeda Floran. A careless drunk driver was on the wrong side of the freeway and tragically crashed into our sweet boy, killing him.
Isaac was an amazing young man full of life and joy. He had big dreams and hopes of pursuing his mariachi career. If you think of him, I’m sure the first thing you think of is his smile.