TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Fatal traffic crash on August 28, 2023 in Navarro County

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

Date & Time: August 28, 2023, at 7:15 pm.

County: Navarro

Location: Intersection of State Highway 22 and Farm to Market 1839, 1 mile west of Corsicana, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 70 MPH.

Road Condition: Dry.

Vehicle 1: 2015 Dodge Charger.

Driver 1: Deceased

Luis Leonardo Luna, 19 YOA, from Corsicana, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Pronounced by: J.P. Jackie Freeland on scene.

Vehicle 2: 2019 Freightliner Truck Tractor towing a trailer.

Driver 2:

Francisco Javier Reyes Jr, 35 YOA from Amarillo, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to Navarro Regional Hospital, Corsicana, TX

Description: Preliminary investigation indicates vehicle 1 was on FM 1839 approaching the intersection of SH 22. Vehicle 1 drove on the wrong side of the roadway, disregarding the STOP sign traveling into the intersection.   Vehicle 1 failed to yield the right of way to Vehicle 2, traveling west on SH 22. Vehicle 2 struck Vehicle 1. This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

Investigated by: Trooper M. Ochoa, DPS – Corsicana.

A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days

https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/CrashReportSearch.htm           

Chris Williamson, Sergeant

Media and Communications/ Safety Education

Texas Department of Public Safety