Shishay Gebre, Daniel Rodriguez and 13-Year-Old Boy Killed in Head-On Crash on US 54 in Sherman County

Shishay Gebre, Daniel Rodriguez and 13-Year-Old Boy Killed in Sherman County Two-Vehicle Crash on US 54

Sherman County, Texas (December 16, 2019) – Three people were killed in a head-on collision Sunday morning in Sherman County near Texhoma, according to the DPS.

The fatal crash took place around 5:15 a.m., December 15, on US 54.

DPS said Daniel Rodriguez,19, of California, was driving a Toyota Camry southwest on the highway when he failed to pass another vehicle to the left safely and crashed head-on into a Chevrolet Traverse in the northeast bound lane.

The impact caused both vehicles to catch fire.

The Traverse driver, 31-year-old Shishay Gebre of Amarillo, and passenger, a 13-year-old Amarillo boy, were declared dead at the scene.

Rodriguez was also pronounced dead at the scene.

37-year-old Tsegahai Sbhatu of Amarillo, who was a passenger in the Traverse, was able to get out of the car before it became fully engulfed in flames.

Sbhatu was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.