KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a double fatality head-on collision in northern Kaufman County on State Highway (SH) 34 approximately one mile north of County Road (CR) 328.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a double fatality head-on collision in northern Kaufman County on State Highway (SH) 34 approximately one mile north of County Road (CR) 328.
The accident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, June 7, 2014, and the highway was closed in both directions for several hours while the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated the accident.
Both vehicles caught on fire after the collision and both parties were pinned in their vehicles, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Trooper Kyle Bradford. “We do know that both drivers are deceased at this time.” No other individuals were were involved in the accident.
21-year-old Ashtyn Clark of Crowley, Texas, was driving her 2013 Ford Focus northbound when she crossed the center line and struck a 1997 Ford Explorer driven by 83-year-old George Taylor of Quinlan, Texas, in the southbound lane, according to investigators. The Ford Explorer rolled over as a result of the collision.
A DPS helicopter was also called in to take aerial photography of the accident scene. The highway re-opened at 9 p.m.
