Body of Texas State freshman is found wedged beneath shuttle bus
A Texas State University freshman attending an off-campus fraternity party was struck by a shuttle bus and dragged more than 500 feet to her death, and her body was not discovered until 14 hours later.
Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke said Monday that an autopsy showed 20-year-old Jordin Taylor's cause of death to be consistent with being hit and dragged by a bus.
Taylor's body was discovered shortly after 1pm on Saturday beneath the vehicle at Cool River Ranch, a concert venue and tubing site near Martindale.
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Tragic death: Texas State University freshman Jordin Taylor, 20, was found dead beneath a shuttle bus in Martindale, Texas, on Saturday afternoon
Investigators say Taylor was struck by the bus and dragged more than 500 feet to her death Friday night. It was not until 14 hours later that her body was found wedged beneath the bus
Party scene: The incident took place at Cool River Ranch, a concert and tubing venue in Martindale, which was the site of an off-campus fraternity party
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ShareAt around 11.15pm Friday, the operator of the shuttle bus reported problems with the vehicle's air braking system, which are now believed to have been caused by the collision with Jordin Taylor, reported the station KXAN. The driver apparently was unaware at the time that the bus had struck someone.
The driver's supervisor instructed him to leave the incapacitated bus where it had come to a stop and transfer students who were on board to another bus, reported KVUE.
The buses were transporting party goers from the venue of the celebration, which according to local reports had been organized by several fraternities.
Neechui Sosa, a senior who attended the event Friday night, said there was a large police presence at the site and there were paramedics on hand keeping watch of students. He said the event ended at around 11.30pm.
Mechanics who went back the following day to fix the broken down bus in the 600 block of Dupuy Ranch Road discovered Jordin Taylor's body underneath the rear axle.
Family: Taylor is pictured left with her father, Joey, and right with her older sister, Ashtin
Sorority girl: Taylor was a TSU freshman majoring in respiratory care and a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority (pictured)
A cause of death was not immediately released, but deputies believe the crash was an accident.
Texas State University spokesman Matt Flores said Taylor, of Burleson, Texas, was majoring in respiratory care and was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
The Greek organization on Monday sent out a tweet that read: ‘Thank you for the condolences during this hard time with the loss our sweet sister, Jordin. All of the love and support means so much.’
She is survived by her father, Joey Taylor, sister Ashtin and brother Dustin. Jordin was preceded in death by her mother, Kara Taylor, who passed away unexpectedly from a brain tumor in 2012 at age 47.
‘You send your kid off to school and you don't anticipate that they're not coming back,’ a devastated Mr Taylor told the station WFAA by phone.
Those who knew the 20-year-old co-ed remembered her as a kind-hearted young woman with a bubbly personality. She lost her mother to a brain tumor in 2012
Those who knew Jordin Taylor described her as a kind-hearted young woman with a bubbly personality and an infectious laugh.
Fellow Texas State student Nicole Carter wrote in a tweet accompanying a series of photos depicting Taylor: ‘You left an impact on me and I'll cherish you forever. It's just not fair.’
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