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The DPS has identified the three people killed and one injured in a three-vehicle crash over the weekend on US 69 about a mile southeast of Alba. The preliminary investigation shows that 44-year-old Ashley Martin and her 16-year-old passenger Aiden Wood, both of Allen, were traveling northwest when a vehicle driven by 39-year-old Tiffany Simmons of Longview crossed the center line into the oncoming lane colliding head-on with Martin. They were all killed. Martin’s car hit a third vehicle, but the driver was not injured.
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 3 Number of Injured: 0 Number killed: 3
Date & Time: 1/7/2023 & 9:30 P.M.
County: Wood
Location: US 69, 1-mile southeast of Alba, Texas
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe
Vehicle 2: 2017 Ford Explorer
Vehicle 3: 2020 Dodge Ram 3500 towing a 2003 Kearney Gooseneck trailer
Driver 1: Deceased
Tiffany N. Sammons, female, 39 YOA of Longview, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: JP Jody Hettich, on scene
Driver 2: Deceased
Ashley A. Martin, female, 44 YOA of Allen, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: JP Jody Hettich, on scene
Passenger: Deceased
Aiden Wood, male, 16 YOA of Allen, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: JP Jody Hettich, on scene
Driver 3:
Frank J. Schweighart, male, 64 YOA of Caddo Mills, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Not injured
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates that Vehicle 2 was traveling northwest on US 69. Vehicle 1 was traveling southeast on US 69 and crossed the center line into the oncoming lane colliding head-on with Vehicle 2. Vehicle 3 hit the passenger side of Vehicle 2 and continued into the trees on the south side of US 69.