TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Cherokee County, fatal crash on US 175

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

Date & Time: November 12, 2023, at 5:26 am.

County: Cherokee

Location: US Highway 175, 1.5 miles east of Cuney, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 70 MPH.

Road Condition: Dry.

Vehicle 1: 2016 Dodge Dart.

Driver 1: Deceased

Sabrina A. Gray, 41 YOA, from Cuney, TX.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced by: J.P. Brenda Dominy on scene.

Vehicle 2: 2012 Ford F-150, towing a trailer

Driver 2:

Pete E. Garner, 59 YOA from Brownsboro, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Transported to UT Health, Tyler, Texas

Description: Preliminary investigation indicates vehicle 1 was traveling northwest on US 175 in the wrong lane. Vehicle 2, towing a trailer, was traveling southeast and struck Vehicle 1 head-on, ejecting the driver on Vehicle 1. This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

Investigated by: Trooper D. Lowrey, DPS – Jacksonville.

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

Texas Department of Public Safety

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