Jesse Arreola, drummer for award-winning Tejano band Los Palominos, died in a bizarre band bus accident February 4 2001 in Port Lavaca, Texas. Arreola was thrown from the bus as it ran a stop sign. He landed in a ditch and the bus ran over him. The other band members, brothers James, Johnny and George Arreola suffered minor injuries, along with the unnamed bus driver. Producer Armando Lichtenberger Jr. told the Associated Press that Jesse Arreola had recently beaten leukemia. In 2000 the Arreolas scooped up the Best Tejano Performance at both the Grammy and Latin Grammy awards for their song "Por Eso Te Amo." Jesse Arreola died at age 31.