NE Texas Teen Dies In Head On Collision

A Rains County teen was killed over the weekend in a collision between his pickup and a rock hauling 18 wheeler on Hwy 19 north of Emory.  18 year old Paydon Boyd Coffman of Emory was pronounced dead at the scene. The 34 year old driver of the truck, Stefan Dewayne Cannon of Paris was transported to Hopkins County Memorial with minor injuries. State Troopers say Coffman’s pickup drifted  over the center line and hit the truck head on..