Orange Teen Killed, Karli Mears and Two Others Hospitalized after Tyler County Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 1013
Tyler County, Texas (September 28, 2018) – One person was killed and three others were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision in Tyler County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The collision happened at about 2:45 p.m. September 26, on FM 1013.
Troopers said a Pontiac Grand Prix was heading eastbound on FM 1013 when for an unknown reason it crossed the centre divider line and collided head-on with a Ford Mustang.
A 16-year-old girl from Orange, who was the back seat passenger in the Pontiac, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and was ejected. She was taken to Tyler County Hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The Pontiac driver, a 25-year-old woman from Fred and her front seat passenger, a 16-year-old female also from Fred, suffered serious injuries in the crash. They were both taken to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
The Ford driver, Karli Mears, 22, of Porter in Texas, sustained serious injuries and was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital.
The road condition at the time of the crash was wet because of a previous rainfall.
The troopers are investigating the crash.
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