3 killed, 3 injured in Washington County crash
A crash in Washington County, Texas, took the lives of three people and changed the lives of three others. FOX 26’s Sakura Gray shares information from authorities and details from one of the victim’s neighbors.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas – Three people are dead, and three others were injured in a head-on crash on State Highway 105 in Washington County.
3 killed in Washington County crash
The backstory:
According to Texas DPS, an Equinox was traveling eastbound on State Highway 105 just after 5:30 p.m.
Officials said the Equinox was passing in a no-passing zone when it struck an Impala, which was traveling westbound on State Highway 105, head on.
DPS Troopers said the driver of the Impala, Wallace Perry, 70, and passenger Gloria Sanders, 70, were killed in the crash. The backseat passenger of the Equinox, Brooklyn Imani, 18, was also pronounced dead.
The Equinox’s driver, Kayla Bravo, 19, and passengers, Katherine Atwell, 18, and Leyla Aljaloudi, 18, were flown to Memorial Hermann in downtown Houston, all in critical condition.
Authorities said they do not believe intoxication was a factor in the crash.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Neighbor Recounts the Scene of Crash
What they’re saying:
Rosie Harvey, a Washington County resident, said she was driving to church choir practice when she saw smoke rising in the air.
As she pulled up to the crash site, she immediately recognized her neighbor’s red car.
“Her tire was off, and all the fluids and everything were out on the ground,” Harvey said. “The black car, the front was out, the tires were all twisted and everything.”
When Harvey walked up to the wreckage, she found her neighbor, Gloria Sanders, in the passenger seat and Sanders’ fiancé, Wallace Perry, in the driver’s seat. She said both were slumped over.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers and an interview with Rosie Harvey, a Washington County resident and Gloria Sanders’ neighbor.