TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Navarro County Fatality Crash March 13 2023
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 5 Number of Injured: 2 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 03/13/2023 at 12:26 PM.
City: Corsicana
County: Navarro.
Location: 3500 Block of Business Interstate 45, North of Corsicana, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 65 mph.
Weather Condition: Clear.
Road Conditions: Dry.
Vehicle 1: 2004 Chevrolet pickup.
Vehicle 2: 2004 Infiniti G35.
Vehicle 3: 2022 Ford F-450 pickup, towing a trailer.
Vehicle 4: 2011 Chevrolet Malibu.
Vehicle 5: 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan.
Driver 1: Deceased.
Van Michael Wallace, male, 72 YOA from Corsicana, Texas.
Seatbelt: Unknown.
Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace Jackie Freeland, Pct 3, on scene.
Driver 2:
Marvin David Hernandez, male, 18 YOA from Rice, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
No injuries reported.
Driver 3:
Andrew Grant Murphy, male, 29 YOA from Waxahachie, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
No injuries reported.
Driver 4:
Ana Maria Bustamante, female, 61 YOA from Rice, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
Non-incapacitating injuries: transported to Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Passenger:
Joaquin Bustamante, female, 65 YOA from Rice, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
Non-incapacitating injuries: transported to Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Driver 5:
Lauren Renee Cline, female, 36 YOA from Kerens, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
No injuries reported.
Passenger:
William Charles Jones, male, 31 YOA from Kerens, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes.
No injuries reported.
Passenger:
Rosie Jones, female, 10 months of Kerens, TX.
Seatbelt: Yes
No injuries reported.
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates vehicle 1 was traveling south on Business Interstate 45 and stopped to make a left turn into a private drive. Vehicle 2 was also traveling south on BI 45 behind Vehicle 1. Vehicle 2 failed to control its speed, and struck vehicle 1 in the rear. The impact from the crash pushed vehicle 1 into the northbound lanes of BI 45 where it was struck by Vehicle 3 and vehicle 4. Vehicle 5 was also traveling north on BI-45 and was struck by debris form the crash.
Investigated By: Trooper J. Sherman, DPS Corsicana.
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 Christopher Williamson
Texas Department of Public Safety
