TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – June 22, 2023 Fatality Crash on FM 709 in Navarro County

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1            Number of Injured: 1                   Number killed: 3

Date & Time: 06/22/2023 at 8:40 PM.

City: Retreat.

County: Navarro.

Location: Farm to Market 709 .1 miles south of Retreat, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph.

Weather Condition: Clear.

Road Conditions: Dry.

Vehicle 1: 2014 Ford Mustang.

Driver 1: Deceased.

Jeremy Dylan Price, male, 35 YOA, from Corsicana, TX.

Seatbelt: No.

Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace, John Cabano, Pct 4, at the scene.

Passenger 1: Deceased

Cory Campbell, male, 14 YOA, from Powell, TX.

Seatbelt: No.

Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace, John Cabano, Pct 4, at Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX.

Passenger 1: Deceased

Madison Nicole Acker, female, 16 YOA, from Corsicana, TX.

Seatbelt: No.

Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace, John Cabano, Pct 4, at the scene.

Passenger 1:

Jaiger Kelly, male, 15 YOA, from Rice, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes.

Transported to Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Texas

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Vehicle 1 was traveling north on FM 709 and drifted off the east side of the roadway into a ditch, striking a culvert and causing Vehicle 1 to vault into the air. Vehicle 1 rolled several times, ejecting the driver and both rear-seat passengers. This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

Investigated By: Trooper B. Grauzer, 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