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Authorities Identify Victims in Smith County Accident

Posted/updated on: April 6, 2016 at 11:39 am
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Fatalwreck_1459809611366_7923534_ver1.0SMITH COUNTY — Smith County DPS has released the identities of the two people killed and the three injured in a Monday afternoon wreck near Lake Palestine. The wreck occurred near the entrance of The Villages Resort at Farm-to-Market 2661 and Big Eddy Road, also known as County Road 1261. The preliminary crash investigation revealed a Freightliner with a towed semi-trailer, driven by Leon C. Ronald, 69, of Flint, was traveling southbound on 2661. A Hyundai Accent, driven by Matthew Collins, 27, of Austin, was eastbound on 1261. Collins was stopped at the intersection. A Toyota Avalon was northbound on 2661. Collins failed to yield the right-of-way by turning left in front of the Freightliner. The Freightliner struck the Hyundai, which caused the Hyundai to strike the Avalon. The Freightliner and Accent left the roadway and came to rest in the east bar ditch.

Ronald was stable at the scene and was not taken to the hospital. Collins and his passenger Christina Arce, 27, also of Austin, were pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Mitch Shamburger. Their bodies were taken to a local funeral home. The driver of the Toyota Avalon, Otis Bazile, 32; his passenger, Chastity S. Bazile; and a 5-year-old were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated and released.



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