Laurie Reynolds Killed, Driver Injured in Wrong-Way Head-On Crash I-37 in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Woman Dies and Driver Hurt in Laurie Beth Reynolds Collision on I-37
Laurie Reynolds Killed, Driver Injured in Wrong-Way Head-On Crash I-37 in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas (February 17, 2018) – According to authorities, a 29-year-old Corpus Christi woman was fatally injured in a collision with a wrong-way driver early Friday morning in Corpus Christi.
The fatal wreck occurred at around 12:48 p.m. Friday, south in the 6500 block of Interstate Highway 37 near Clarkwood.
Authorities said that Laurie Beth Reynolds, was driving south behind an 18-wheeler and a 12-passenger van was driving northbound in the southbound lanes in the wrong direction.
The 18-wheeler reportedly moved out of the van’s way, and the woman collided head-on with the van.
The impact caused the van to burst into flame, and the 30-year-old driver of the vehicle had to be pulled out by the police and transported to Christus Sphohn Hospital Shoreline with minor injuries.
Reynolds died as a result of the crash, according to Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The driver had reportedly been drinking and will be charged with intoxication manslaughter.
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