T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Tuesday
february 9, 2010
volume 91, no.
71
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
By Chase WeBster
The Shorthorn staff
More than a hundred
prayers fill Gladys Barrientos’ Facebook fan page to
honor a...
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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Tuesday
february 9, 2010
volume 91, no.
71
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
By Chase WeBster
The Shorthorn staff
More than a hundred
prayers fill Gladys Barrientos’ Facebook fan page to
honor a life cut short when
a man struck her vehicle in
an attempt to evade police
Thursday evening.
The psychology junior
was on her way home
when 22-year-old Tyrone
Lee Sims II collided with
her vehicle as she was turning east onto Wintergreen
Road in Duncanville, according to the police report.
Police said Sims fled
after being pulled over for
a broken headlight.
Sims did not
have a driver’s license at the time
of the incident.
He faces murder
charges for causing the death of another in the act of a felony.
Friends said Barrientos’ life was
marked with a great sense of humor
and a love of sports.
She excelled in
sports, participating in everything
from soccer to cross country.
Most
notably, her passion was wrestling.
“She played
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