Beverley Barton and Harold Thompson Killed in Lone Oak Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 69 near Whelan Road

Lone Oak, Texas (July 24, 2019) – Two people were killed Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Lone Oak, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The fatal crash happened around 6:30 p.m. July 21, on U.S. Highway 69 just north of Whelan Road.

DPS said Harold Thompson of Greenville, was driving a silver Jeep southbound on the highway while Beverley Barton of Emory, was driving a Grand Caravan northbound. For an unknown reason, the Jeep crossed into the northbound lane and crashed head-on into the Caravan.

Barton was declared dead at the scene while Thompson was airlifted to the Medical City of Plano where he later died.

The crash remains under investigation.