Monday, April 20, 2009
A Waco man died and another man was in serious condition after a head-on collision in Freestone County.
The accident happened about 10:15 p.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 84 about a mile west of Fairfield, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said.
Ocie High, 32, a soldier at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was driving west in a 2007 Jeep and passing cars in a no-passing zone when an oncoming pickup saw his vehicle coming on the wrong side of the road and braked to a stop, the DPS spokesman said. A 2002 Chevrolet pickup driven by Jorge Luis Maldonado, 42, of Waco, swerved onto the right shoulder to avoid running into the back of the stopped pickup.
Maldonado’s pickup collided head-on with the Jeep, which also had moved onto the shoulder, the spokesman said.
Maldonado was pronounced dead at 12:24 a.m. Saturday at East Texas Medical Center in Fairfield. High was taken by helicopter to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, where he was listed in serious condition, the spokesman said.
Comments
By a friend
Apr 21, 2009 1:57 PM | Link to this
this is the wromg info and story is not accurite get correct info before printing a story....
By A friend
Apr 20, 2009 7:02 PM | Link to this
May you rest in Peace Jorge!!! My thoughts and prayers to your wife, kidz and family.
Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F, except on Tuesday when it's open until 9 p.m.
Post a comment
*HTML not allowed in comments. Your e-mail address is required.