James Hurley, Joyce Collier, Bryan Mikulik, Debra Mikulik Fatal Head-On Crash on State Highway 206 in Callahan County
James Hurley, Joyce Collier, Bryan Mikulik and Debra Mikulik ID’d as 4 People Killed in Callahan County Car Accident on State Highway 206 near Cross Plains
Callahan County, Texas (December 29, 2018) – The four people who were killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision in Callahan County have been identified as James Everette Hurley, 37, of San Angelo, Joyce Jordan Collier, 67, of Brady, Bryan Joseph Mikulik, 48 and Debra Ann Mikulik, 52, of Forney, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The horrific crash took place at around 12:55 p.m. Wednesday, December 26 on State Highway 206, four miles northeast of Cross Plains.
According to the DPS, Hurley was driving a 2018 Ford Transit van on State Highway 206 when he lost control of the vehicle. The van then crossed into the northbound lane, where it collided head-on with a Lexus GX460.
Hurley and one of his seven passengers, Collier, were both killed in the crash.
Bryan Mikulik and his wife Debra Mikulik, who were in the Lexus were also killed. Their teenage daughters, Olivia Mikulik, 14, was transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth in critical condition while Alexa Mikulik, 15, sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.
Five of the other six passengers in the van were transported to Hendrick Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries; Lisa Ann Collier, 36, of San Angelo, Joshua Chase Collier, 19, of Voca, Grace Spurgin, 14, Emily Spurgin, 8, Hayden Hermes, 11.
William Quinn Collier, 20, of San Angelo, was transported to Eastland Memorial Hospital in Eastland with non-life threatening injuries.
According to the report, Mikulik is a well-known name in the San Angelo area. Bryan Mikulik’s father, Harvey, owns Mikulik Sausage in San Angelo.
DPS is investigating the cause of the accident.
