TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Panola County Fatal

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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

Date & Time: 10/13/2022 4:55 P.M.

County: Panola

Location: US 59, 3 miles south of Carthage, Texas

Posted Speed Limit: 75 mph

Vehicle 1: 2003 Chevrolet Silverado

Vehicle 2: 2019 Ford F-250

Driver 1: Deceased

James B. Peloquin, male, 44 YOA of De Berry, Texas.

Seatbelt: Yes

Pronounced By: JP Toni Hughes, on scene

Driver 2:

Ronald C. Hudman, male, 55 YOA of Seabrook, Texas.

Seatbelt: Yes

Non-incapacitating injuries, transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Marshall, Texas

Passenger:

Annette Hudman, female, 63 YOA of Seabrook, Texas

Seatbelt: Yes

Incapacitating injuries, transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Marshall, Texas

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling west on CR 305. Vehicle 2 was traveling north on US 59. Vehicle 1 failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign and drove onto US 59 where vehicle 2 struck vehicle 1. 

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Daniel McBride, DPS Carthage

A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm

Sergeant Adam Albritton

Texas Department of Public Safety

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