Two Eustace Women Iris Anderson and Morgan Carroll Killed in Fatal US 175 Crash with Tractor-Trailer in Henderson County

Eustace, Texas (December 5, 2017) – Two Eustace women were killed in a grisly collision with a tractor-trailer on US 175 late Sunday night, according to Mabank Police Department.
17-year-old Iris Anderson and 20-year-old Morgan Carroll both of Eustace died in the two-vehicle crash that occurred on Sunday, December 3 at the intersection of US 175 and CR 2938, near the Mabank-Gun Barrel City line.
Police said 21-year-old Austin Junell of Athens was driving a 2002 Toyota Highlander northbound on CR 2938 when he attempted to cross US 175 and the vehicle was broadsided by an 18-wheeler traveling westbound on US 175.
Anderson was a passenger in the Highlander and was killed in the crash.
Junell and two other passengers, Morgan Carroll and 18-year-old Kyle Poole of Malakoff, were transported by ambulance to ETMC in Gun Barrel City.
Carroll was then airlifted to EMTC in Tyler where she was pronounced deceased on Monday.
Junell was also airlifted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas where he was treated and released.
Poole was released from EMTC in Gun Barrel City with minor injuries.
The driver of 18-wheeler, 40-year-old Adam Drane of Victoria was not injured in the crash.
The crash is under investigation.
We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
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