TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Panola County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 3 Number of Injured: 2 Number killed: 2
Date & Time: 12/11/2021 5:22 AM
County: Panola
Location: SH 315, approximately three miles east of Carthage, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2013, Mack, truck-tractor towing a semi-trailer
Vehicle 2: 2015, Freightliner, truck-tractor towing a semi-trailer
Vehicle 3: 2006 Toyota Tundra
Driver 1:
James Wilson, male, 34 YOA, of Savannah, GA.
Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Carthage in stable condition.
Seatbelt: Yes
Driver 2:
Gregory Baulkman, male, 53 YOA, of Shreveport, LA.
Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Carthage in stable condition.
Seatbelt: Yes
Driver 3: Deceased
Kaleb Hamby, male, 34 YOA, of Haughton, LA.
Pronounced by: JP Hughes, on scene
Seatbelt: unknown
Passenger: Deceased
Gabriel Webb, male, 28 YOA, of Haughton, LA.
Pronounced by: JP Hughes, on scene
Seatbelt: unknown
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 and towed trailer were traveling westbound on SH 315 approaching the intersection of CR 106. Unit 2 and towed trailer were stopped westbound on SH 315 waiting to turn left onto CR 106. Unit 3 was stopped behind Unit 2 and towed trailer. The driver of Unit 1 failed to control his speed and struck Unit 3 causing it to strike the towed trailer of Unit 2. Unit 3 caught fire.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Dry
Investigated By: Trooper Daniel McBride, DPS Carthage