Dontra Bailey ID’d as Driver Killed in Paris Multi-Vehicle Crash on US Highway 271 near Beaver Creek Road
Paris, Texas (September 22, 2018) – The driver who was killed Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash which also left two other drivers injured on a highway in Paris has been identified as Dontra Bailey, 26, of Hugo, Oklahoma, according to the authorities.
The crash occurred at about 6:00 a.m. September 20, on US Highway 271 near Beaver Creek Road.
TxDPS said one vehicle was exiting Beaver Creek Road turning southbound on US Highway 271 when it was struck from behind by a vehicle which was traveling southbound on the highway. The vehicle then overturned onto its roof on the highway and was hit by a third car which was heading southbound, knocking it into the median.
All the three drivers were taken to the hospital.
Bailey, who was one of the drivers, was declared dead at the hospital.
No further details regarding the crash were available.
The TxDPS are investigating the crash.
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