Tristan Towns Killed and Todd Lacey Injured in Snyder Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 84
Snyder, Texas (October 15, 2018) – One person was killed, and one other was injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision on a highway near Snyder, according to a local news release.
The fatal crash occurred at an unspecified time, October 12, along U.S. Highway 84.
DPS said Tristan Michael Towns, 19, of Joshua, in Texas, was driving a car northbound on the highway when for an unknown reason he veered onto the shoulder, over-corrected and crossed the median.
He then struck an 18-wheeler driven by Todd Cameron Lacey, 47, of Abilene.
Towns died at the scene. Lacey was transported to Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder where he was treated and released.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.
An investigation is ongoing.