PLANO, Texas -- A 46-year-old man accused of causing a wreck that killed a couple, their daughter and two foster children shortly after they left a church service was charged Thursday with five counts of manslaughter.

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Authorities said the black SUV ran a red light, leading to the fatal accident.

David Calhoun Jones, of Metairie, La., remained hospitalized from injuries suffered in the wreck Sunday. Bond for each count is $100,000, Plano police said in a statement. It was not immediately clear from online court records whether Jones had an attorney.

The family killed in the crash had just left a morning church service at Custer Road United Methodist Church in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

The victims were identified as Geoff Hart, his wife, Christy, their 12-year-old daughter Rebekah and foster children, 5-year-old Raven Lucas and 6-year-old Kavinnesha Palmer.

Plano police said Jones was speeding westbound on Legacy Drive, ran a red light at Custer Road, lost control and broadsided the minivan about 10:50 a.m.

Three of the victims died at the scene, where onlookers gathered throughout the day. Two other girls were taken to local hospitals and pronounced dead.

"In my many years of being a police officer – and I've been a traffic investigator since 2001 – this is by far the most devastating crash I've seen," said Plano police spokesman Andrae Smith.

DEVOTED TO OTHERS

Friends remembered the Harts as a family that gave everything of themselves. The husband and wife, both 41 years old and originally from Louisiana, met at Centenary College. They joined the Plano church in 1991 – teaching Sunday school classes, working with the junior high choir and helping with missionary work in Mexico. Christy worked in the church offices.

Geoff, who worked in telecommunications, volunteered as a board member for Juntos Servimos, a non-profit organization in Dallas. It organizes mission trips to Mexican border communities, providing food, health care, education and housing.

"He was a soft-spoken, kind-hearted person that made sure all the decisions that were made were helpful to the people we served in Mexico," said Frank Roby, the organization's board chair.

John Gajdica, a family friend, described the family members as "whole, humble servants" who always helped out with church activities every Sunday night. The family would have returned Sunday night to teach junior high ministry classes.

"They were consistently always where they needed to be," Mr. Gajdica said. "God was ready for them, I guess. He took them all at once."

Rebekah was a student at Rice Middle School in Plano. She was active in theater and in the church.

For her birthday party, friends remembered, she asked kids to make things for the local animal shelter instead of receiving presents.

"They really gave of themselves in every area," said friend Dan McMillan.

Mr. McMillan's family had been friends with the Hart family for years. They said Geoff and Christy got involved in the foster care system two or three years ago. They had cared for the two girls killed in Sunday's crash for weeks.

The mangled wreckage shocked passers-by.

Witness Michelle Armour rushed over to help one of the girls. "In the middle of the street, she was just laying there motionless," Ms. Armour told WFAA-TV. "We turned her around and started doing CPR. We were praying over her."

"I keep on seeing the parents, and that child on the ground," she said. "It's like every day is your last. I don't think I'm ever going to forget this day."

"I'll never be the same," said Plano resident Francesca Rose, who lives in an apartment complex across the street from the accident scene. "It just was horrific. It broke my heart to see the mom in her seat ...and her skirt waving in the wind."

Inside the Plano sanctuary on Sunday night, hundreds were left to reaffirm their faith amid tears and anger.

Dr. Henderson said he spoke with the wife and two of the children before they left church Sunday.

"What happened was neither of God nor the devil," he said Sunday night. "It is the result of evil in the world. It is the result of choices people make."