Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 35 in Aransas County

Two Killed and Two Injured in Aransas County Crash on State Highway 35 and Moore Avenue

Aransas County, Texas (July 31, 2018) – Two people were killed and two others were injured Tuesday morning in a traffic accident in Aransas County, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
The deadly accident was reported at about 6:00 a.m. on State Highway 35 and Moore Avenue.
According to a local news source, a black Nissan Sentra was traveling on Moore Avenue when it failed to yield the right-of-way and pulled out in front of an ambulance that was heading northbound on State Highway 35.
The ambulance then attempted to avoid striking the car, but it T-boned the Nissan on the driver’s side.
The force of the impact sent the Nissan off the road and into the median. Authorities said both vehicles rolled over several times.
The driver and passenger of the Nissan died at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the ambulance were transported to Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline in Corpus Christi. They were expected to live.
The authorities said the ambulance didn’t have a patient at the time of the accident. The ambulance was returning to Rockport after delivering a patient to a hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.