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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 5/18/2022   11:16 AM

County: Gregg

Location: US 259, approximately a half mile south of Kilgore, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 65 mph

Vehicle 1: 2007 Nissan Titan

Vehicle 2: 1979 Chevrolet C70 Dump truck

 

Driver 1: Deceased

Vivian A. Swaim, female, 56 YOA of Kilgore, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to: Christus Good Shepard – Kilgore.

Pronounced by: Hospital staff.

Passenger:

Male, 2 YOA, of Kilgore.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to:  LSU Hospital – Shreveport, LA in critical condition.

Driver 2:

James F. Smith, male, 51 YOA of Kilgore, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to: Longview Regional Hospital – Longview, TX in stable condition.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling south on US 259 approaching the Rusk County Line.  Unit 2 was traveling north on the same roadway.  For an undetermined reason, the driver of Unit 1 drifted into the oncoming lane and struck the left side of Unit 2.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Michael Blackwell, Longview DPS

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