GARLAND, TX (KTRK) -- Police say the tornado that devastated north Texas the day after Christmas has claimed a ninth victim.
Leonardo Mota, 35, was among 15 people who were transported to local hospitals with various injuries when that tornado ripped through Garland on December 26, 2015.
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Mota died late Friday night at a medical center in Plano.
Garland police say Mota was traveling in a vehicle on I-30 when the tornado swept across the highway.
Bob Moore stands in his house in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
Bob Moore walks through his home in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
An emergency vehicle drives through a neighborhood in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
Michael Downard stands outside his house in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
Bob Moore stands in his home in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
Delores Downard salvages items from her son's house in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)
Delores Downard salvages items from her son's house in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 (AP Photo/ Rex C. Curry)