Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the circumstances of the crash. We regret the error.
CARTHAGE, Texas (KETK) – A DPS report said that a 16-year-old passenger died in a crash on US Highway 59 around 3:17 p.m. on Saturday.
Chad O. Wynn, 52 of DeBerry, was stopped at the intersection of FM 1794 and Highway 59 in a 2012 Toyota Tundra towing a 2007 Tracker Marine boat when, officials said, he failed to yield the right of way and was hit by a 2023 Kenworth Truck Trailer coming south on Highway 59.
Wynn was transported to UT Health Hospital in Carthage with non-incapacitating injuries. The 16-year-old was declared dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Denise Gray.
The driver of the Kenworth was not injured, officials said.