TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Van Zandt County Fatal

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2               Number of Injured: 2                     Number killed:  1

Date & Time: 12/17/2021  10:12 AM

County: Van Zandt County

Location: FM 1651, approximately ten miles south of Canton, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1:  2003, Chevrolet Silverado

Vehicle 2:  2013  Infiniti G37

Driver 1:

Alfonso Medina, male, 17 YOA, of Canton, TX.

Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler  in serious condition.

Seatbelt: Yes

Passenger: Rachel Bice, female, 22 YOA, of Canton, TX.

Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Canton in stable condition.

Seatbelt: Yes

Driver 2: Deceased  

Taylor L. Raper, female, 18 YOA, of Canton, TX.

Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler.

Pronounced by: Hospital medical team.

Seatbelt: No

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 traveling west bound FM 1651. Unit 2 traveling east bound FM 1651. Driver 1 recognized driver 2 as an acquaintance and swerved over the center stripe divider towards unit 2 in attempt to scare her. Unit 1 front left struck unit 2 front left.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper James Cosper,  DPS Canton