60-Year-Old Woman Dies in McLennan County Collision on FM 2114

McLennan County, Texas (January 29, 2018) – The woman who was killed in a two-vehicle collision in the border of McLennan County and Hill County Saturday night has been identified as Patsy Barnes, 60 of Dale, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
The accident took place at around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, January 27, on FM 2114, a half mile west of the city of West.
According to a preliminary investigation, A 2012 Ford Mustang, driven by  46-year-old Amanda Bradford of Kennedale, was headed east behind the 2000 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Stephen Weinberger, 56, of West when the Mustang hit the rear of the Ranger, forcing the truck off the road and causing a rollover.
Barnes was a passenger in the Mustang and was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace.
DPS said Bradford and her passenger, 48-year-old Tony Looper of White Settlement, fled the accident scene on foot but were later located and taken into custody.
Looper was taken to Hill Regional Hospital for minor injuries. Weinberger was also transported to Baylor Scott and White – Hillcrest for incapacitating injuries.
An investigation into the deadly collision is still underway.
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