A Texas Lutheran University student died Tuesday after a head-on crash on State Highway 123 in Wilson County, marking the third death of a TLU student in a vehicle accident within a single week and deepening a grief already gripping the Seguin campus. Joseph Angel Sanchez Jr., 25, was driving a white 2005 Ford Focus when a northbound 2024 black Lexus struck his car head-on.
According to Seguin Today, Sanchez was the sole occupant of the Focus, traveling southbound, when the Lexus crossed into his path. DPS investigators told the outlet the Lexus had been traveling on the wrong side of the roadway when the two vehicles collided. The driver of the Lexus, an 18-year-old male, was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio with injuries; his identity has not been released.
Reports differ on where Sanchez called home. Seguin Today identified him as being from Stockdale, while his obituary, published by Tres Hewell Mortuary, listed him as being from Seguin. The Seguin Gazette reported he graduated from Seguin High School in 2019, as did Seguin Today and his obituary. Both the station's report and the obituary agree that Sanchez was attending Texas Lutheran University, where he was studying psychology.
A Campus Reeling From Back-to-Back Tragedies
Sanchez's death came just a day after two TLU student-athletes were killed in a separate crash. Junior A'Jean “A.J.” Augustine, 20, of Houston, and senior Deyreck Dean, 23, of Rockwall, died in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, the same account notes. Seguin Today described Sanchez's death as the third fatal vehicle accident to claim a TLU student within that same week.
The MySA reported that Augustine and Dean died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 46 in Seguin. A preliminary police report cited by the paper said a southbound 2012 Kia Sorento lost control, crossed into the northbound lanes and struck a guardrail; both occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. MySA reported on November 3, 2026, that Texas Lutheran University would hold a memorial service for Augustine and Dean at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Jackson Auditorium.
Memorial Set for Sanchez at TLU Chapel
A memorial service celebrating Sanchez's life is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of the Abiding Presence on the Texas Lutheran University campus, the station's report states. His obituary notes that a reception will follow the service.
The cause of the Wilson County crash remains under investigation. No additional details about the condition of the 18-year-old Lexus driver or any potential findings from Texas Department of Public Safety investigators have been released.
