A Texan baptist pastor and his wife were killed in a road accident allegedly caused by street racers on Tuesday evening.

Jesse and Maria Sabillon, who led a local baptist church in Houston, Texas, were killed while driving home after visiting a niece who had just given birth. They were less than five miles from home when a car crashed into them at a junction.

"They didn't deserve this," Jesse Vladimir, the victims' son, told Khou.com. "They didn't deserve to get taken away like this."

A memorial service was held on Wednesday evening.

"The Lord works in many different ways and for a purpose this happened," said Ofelia Gomez, the church secretary who has known the couple since 1989.

"They were loved dearly by so many," said Denise Sabillion, the couple's daughter-in-law.

The driver involved in the crash has been named as 21-year-old Alexis De Larosa Sosa.

Sosa was racing another vehicle when he ran a red light and hit the Sabillon's car. He, and the other driver involved fled the scene and Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for him.

The Sabillons had three adult sons and five grandchildren.

"You know what you did. You know who you are," said Vladimir. "You know this is going to stick to you and eat you alive."

"You gotta face your consequences," said Denise Sabillon.

"I'm all for someone making a mistake but this is a huge mistake where two innocent live were taken from us so soon," she added.