Fatal Crash on Farm to Market Road 852

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2             Number killed: 2

 

Date & Time: 07/06/2025 & 1:30 PM

 

County: Upshur

 

Location: Farm to Market Road 852, east of Lake Gilmer.

 

 

Vehicle 1:       2006 Cadillac Escalade

Driver:           Juvenile male, 16 YOA, of Gilmer, Texas.

Passenger:      Juvenile male, 17 YOA, of Gilmer, Texas.

Passenger:      Juvenile female, 16 YOA, of Gilmer, Texas.

 

 

Vehicle 2:                               1997 Nissan Pickup truck

Driver: Deceased                   Ignacio Aguillon Gonzales, 53 YOA, of Gilmer, Texas.

Passenger: Deceased             Juvenile male, 11 YOA, of Gilmer, Texas.

 

Description:

Preliminary information: Vehicle 1 was traveling westbound on FM-852. Vehicle 2 was traveling east on FM 852.  Vehicle 1 crossed the center stripe, and entered the eastbound lane colliding head-on with Vehicle 2.

 

 

 

This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

Adam Albritton, Sergeant

Texas Department of Public Safety