Michael Vandervoort Killed in Head-On Crash on FM 765 in Millersview
Michael Vandervoort ID’d as Man Killed in Millersview Car Accident on FM 765 and U.S. 83
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Millersview, Texas (July 3, 2018) – The man who was injured Thursday afternoon in a traffic collision has been identified as Michael L. Vandervoort, 66, of Abilene, according to a local news source.
The collision occurred at around 4:55 p.m. Thursday, June at the intersection of FM 765 and U.S. 83.
According to the Texas DPS, Luis Alberto Vega-Reyes, 48, of Miami, Florida, was operating a 2001 Peterbilt on FM 765 when she failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection.
At the same time, Vega-Reyes’ Peterbilt was in the middle of U.S. 83, a southbound 2005 year model Freightliner, driven by John Lewis Hightower, 39, of San Antonio, struck Vega-Reyes’ trailer, pushing his rig into the northbound lane.
Moments after the collision the two 18-wheelers, Vandervoort, the driver and sole occupant of a new Chrysler van, was northbound and struck Lewis’ Freightliner head-on.
Vandervoort was pronounced dead at the scene. Vega-Reyes, the Peterbilt driver, suffered minor injuries. Lewis, the driver of the Freightliner, was not injured.
The weather was clear and the road was dry.
The crash remains under investigation.
