The deadly accident happened at about 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, on State Highway 176 at Mile Post 276.
Lubbock, TX. – The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of the driver who was killed and the one injured in a traffic collision in Lubbock, Andrews County early Wednesday morning.
The deceased driver was identified as 53-year-old Catherine Ann Koonsman of Ralls. The driver who was seriously injured was identified as 38-year-old Manuel Hernandez of Casa Grande, Arizona.
According to the DPS, Koonsman was driving a 2012 Mack CXU eastbound on Highway 176 when she tried to make a U-turn and collided with a westbound 2003 Freightliner Coronado operated by Hernandez.
Koonsman was pronounced dead at the scene. Hernandez suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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Lubbock, TX. – Authorities are investigating a deadly traffic collision involving two trucks that left one person dead and another seriously injured in Lubbock, Andrews County early Wednesday morning, according to a police report.
The deadly accident happened at about 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, on State Highway 176 at Mile Post 276.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2012 Mack CXU was traveling eastbound on Highway 176 when it attempted a U-turn and collided with a westbound 2003 Freightliner Coronado.
The driver of the Mack CXU sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased at the scene, according to Texas Highway Patrol.
The Freightliner driver sustained serious injuries in the incident.
No additional information regarding the incident was provided.
The crash remains under investigation.
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