Keaton Bussell, Richard Thomas and Jessie Gallegos Killed in Fiery Head-On Crash in Navasota

Keaton Bussell, Richard Thomas and Jessie Gallegos ID’d as Three Killed in Navasota Crash on Highway 105 near County Road 362

Navasota, Texas (June, 2018) – The three people who were injured Thursday morning in a fiery head-on collision in Navasota have been identified as Keaton Anthony Bussell, 18 of Montgomery, Richard Michael Thomas, 55 of College Station, Jessie Conzalo Gallegos, 36 of Bryan, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The accident took place at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21 on Highway 105 East near County Road 362 at Grass Creek.
According to the DPS, a 2001 Dodge pickup was traveling westbound on Highway 105 when it veered into the eastbound lane in a no-passing zone and collided with a 2013 Chevrolet van head-on.
The impact caused the pickup to catch fire. The van acquired minor damage in the crash.
Firefighters responded to the scene to put out the flames.
The driver of the pickup, Bussell and the van driver, Thomas, along with a passenger in the van, were declared dead at the scene.
A passenger in the van was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and was listed in critical condition. The other five passengers were injured, three were taken by ambulance to CHI St. Joseph Health Hospital in Bryan while two were transported by ambulance to Baylor Scott & White Hospital in College Station.
Motorists traveling eastbound on Highway 105 was diverted onto County Road 362as authorities investigated the crash.
Drivers trying to get onto Highway 105 from Highway 6 were also diverted.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.