LUFKIN, Texas — One person died after a three-vehicle crash Friday morning in Lufkin, police said.
The crash happened at around 11:15 a.m. on Pershing Avenue, near Texas 287.
Police say 47-year-old Darrell Trent Williams of Lufkin was driving a Dodge pickup truck recklessly north on Old Union Road at about 100 mph. Williams continued onto Pershing Avenue and did not stop at the Bynum Street intersection.
Police the pickup rear-ended a Kia Sorento driven by Gale Sibley. A Mitsubishi Outlander driven by Carlos Gonzalez was also hit in the crash.
Williams was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Sibley and one her passengers, Betty Phillips, also went to the hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening. A third passenger, Neva Smith, was not hurt in the crash.
Gonzalez was also not injured and drove away from the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
