TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Van Zandt County Fatal

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2             Number of Injured: 0                    Number killed: 2 

Date & Time: 10/18/2022 12:05 P.M. 

County: Van Zandt  

Location: State Highway 64, 3 miles west of Canton, Texas 

Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph 

Vehicle 1: 2005 Pontiac G6 

Vehicle 2: 2020 Ford F-150 

Driver 1: Deceased 

Ricky D. Daniel, male, 42 YOA of Canton, Texas 

Seatbelt: No 

Pronounced By: JP Sandra Plaster, on scene 

Driver 2: Deceased 

Thelbert L. Thompson, male, 89 YOA of Canton, Texas 

Seatbelt: Yes 

Pronounced By: JP Sandra Plaster, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Canton, Texas at 12:50 P.M. 

Description: 

Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling westbound on State Highway 64. Vehicle 2 was traveling eastbound on State Highway 64. The driver of vehicle 1 drove into the oncoming lane and struck vehicle 2 head on.  

Weather Condition: Clear 

Road Conditions: Dry 

Investigated By: Trooper Jose Zaragoza, DPS Canton 

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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