Wesley Coe Killed, Michael McCale, Gary Coe and Matthew Wright Injured in Head-On Crash on SH 326 in Hardin County

Wesley Coe Killed, Michael McCale, Gary Coe and Matthew Wright Seriously Injured in Hardin County Car Accident on SH 326 between FM 1293 and FM 770
Hardin County, Texas (November 30, 2018) – A 55-year-old man from Beaumont was killed and three other people were seriously injured in a head-on collision in Hardin County Thursday evening, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
At around 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 29, DPS received a report regarding a crash involving two vehicles on SH 326, between FM 1293 and FM 770.
According to the DPS report, a Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Michael McCaleb, 50, of Kountze, was heading northbound on SH 326 when for an undetermined reason it crossed over the center divider and collided head-on with a southbound Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Gary Coe, 69, of Beaumont.
Wesley Coe, 55, of Beaumont, who was the front passenger in the Chevrolet pickup truck, was declared dead at the scene.
McCaleb was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. Gary and his passenger, Matthew Wright, 39, of Silsbee, sustained major injuries and were both transported to St. Elizabeth hospital. Reportedly, all the victims remain hospitalized.
The local news source reported that all three occupants in the Chevrolet pickup truck were related to each other.
The deadly accident happened approximately two miles South of Kountze.
Authorities closed all northbound and southbound lanes of SH 326 as they investigated the crash.