TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Panola County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 1/5/2022  8:48 AM

County: Panola

Location: US 79, approximately two miles west of Carthage, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1:  2001 Chevrolet Corvette

Vehicle 2:  2012 Ford F-250

Driver 1: Deceased

Aaron R. Allen, male, 31 YOA, of Pineville, LA.

Pronounced by: Judge Toni Hughes on scene.

Seatbelt: No

Driver 2:

Dale W. Eldredge, male, 74 YOA, of Gary, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Henderson in critical condition.

Passenger:

Amanda Duckworth, female, 61 YOA, of Gary, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Henderson in serious condition.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling westbound on US 79 while Unit 2 was traveling east on the same roadway.  The driver of Unit 1 passed a vehicle in heavy fog and struck Unit 2 head-on.

Weather Condition: Fog

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Joey Pace,  DPS Jefferson