Local News
Related Photos
-
Courtesy photo Above is the car that carried two women that died in a collision after failing to stop at a Stop sign at the intersection of State Highway 3344 and U.S. Highway 175 Wednesday. Courtesy Photo
Tools
Two die from collision injuries
Athens — GUN BARREL CITY — A motorist from Edgewood either didn’t see, or ignored, a stop sign at the intersecton of State Highway 334 and U.S. Highway 175 Wednesday afternoon, resulting in her death, along with the passenger in her vehicle.
According to Investigating GBC officer Sgt. Dennis Wehland’s report, 51-year-old Karen Hall of Edgewood was killed instantly, and her passenger, 29-year-old passenger Toni Lynn Drinning of Dallas, died while being transported to East Texas Medical Center, Athens.
Reports show GBC police were informed of the collision at 5:49 p.m.
Wehland’s report indicates that Hall, driving east in a Mitsubishi Mirage from GBC, apparently saw a Pontiac sitting at the stop sign in front of her (next to C.J’s liquor store) and pulled around it.
This put the two women in the Mirage in the middle of south-bound U.S. Highway 175, and directly into the path of a silver 2004 Toyota driven by Craig Treadwell, 39, of Wylie, who was headed toward Eustace at the time of the impact.
With the pickup truck and the Pontiac at a standstill at stop signs, Hall’s vehicle moved into the intersection at between 10 to 15 miles per hour, only to be hit by the Mirage which was moving at 65 miles per hour, according to estimates by Wehland, who said he did not believe Treadwell was traveling in excess of the speed limit, which is 65-miles-per-hour at night in that area.
The blow sent the Mitsubishi into the front passenger-side of a 2006 Nissan pickup truck driven by David Taylor of Gun Barrel City.
Taylor’s truck was stopped in the turning lane on U.S. 175, preparing to get on State Highway 334, going west at the time of the 2-vehicle collision.
Treadwell was treated for minor injuries at the site and released, the report said.
The victims of the collisions had to be removed with extraction equipment, according to the report.
All motorists involved were wearing seat belts, Wehland said.
GBC patrol officer Jason Ramsey assisted at the site, as did Eustace police officers, who directed traffic, Wehland said.
Charles Stiff contributed to this story.
- Local News
-
-
ETMC Athens breaks new ground
Almost 25 years after it first opened south of town, ETMC Athens is going to expand.
A $32.4 million expansion was announced Tuesday afternoon in a groundbreaking ceremony in front of the Emergency Room at the Athens site. -
GBC man sentenced to 7-years for intoxicated manslaughter
A Gun Barrel City man agreed to a 7-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for an accident involving a death in January of 2009.
-
City votes to join pack of city governments using CodeRED
The Athens City Council voted to join a pack of other area government entities using the CodeRED Emergency Management System on Monday evening.
-
Essay finalists selected
Essay finalists were selected. First place went to Sam Harrell; 2nd place, Carlye Hancock; and 3rd place, Moriah Joblin.
-
Community Calendar
Community Calendar runs daily in the Review.
-
Athens Triathlon draws 300 riders
Mellissa Davidson of Little Rock, Ark., prepares her bike for the bicycle riding portion of the 25th Annual Cain Center Athens Triathlon Saturday. The triathlon — a 300-meter swim, 13.8-mile bike ride followed by a 3.1-mile run — consisted of 300 competitors. For results, see Sports, Page 6A.
-
Alleged shoplifter turns violent
A man stopped for shoplifting by Wal-Mart employees turned violent Saturday, resulting in an arrest on a robbery charge.
-
Election line-up unusually full
The line-up card will be unusually full for Athens city and school board voters in May.
-
Animal caregiver runs contrary to GBC law
GUN BARREL CITY – A Cedar Creek Lake animal caregiver may have run afoul of the law.
-
Community Calendar
Community Calendar runs daily in the Review. Nonprofit and charitable organizations may e-mail items to lricks@athensreview.com.
- More Local News Headlines
-
