Myra Jones Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on East University Drive in Denton
Myra Jones ID’d as Driver Killed in Denton Crash on East University Drive (U.S. Highway 380) near Trinity Road
Myra Jones Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on East University Drive in Denton
Denton, Texas (July 7, 2018) – The driver who was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision in Denton has been as Myra Jones, 27, of Denton, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The fatal crash was reported at around 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 5 in the 4000 block of East University Drive (U.S. Highway 380) near Trinity Road.
Police said Jones was operating a white Fusion eastbound on U.S. 380 when she crossed the center line and collided head-on with a westbound CoServ Electric work truck.
Jones and a girl passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.
A second child passenger was airlifted to children’s hospital. Her name and condition were not immediately disclosed. The work truck driver was transported to the local hospital with non-life threatening.
According to the police, firefighters along with paramedics responded to the scene.
All lanes on U.S. 380 eastbound and westbound were shut down until around 5:30 p.m. as authorities investigated the accident.
