Annette Burkhart, 56, and Gary McCrary, 62, killed when car strikes them while changing tire along Toll 49 in Smith County, Texas
DPS identifies 2 killed in Toll 49 accident
DPS says a car driven by Jessica Vass, 35, of Lindale was traveling southbound, approaching both stopped vehicles. According to DPS, Vass struck the back of the truck, then hit the other car, causing the vehicles to strike both Burkhart and McCrary. The vehicle Vass was driving rolled over, coming to rest in the middle of Toll 49.
Driver in fatal Toll 49 crash charged with 2 counts of intoxication manslaughter
Jessica Lauren Vass, 35, of Lindale, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Tuesday.
Driver in April fatal Toll 49 wreck indicted for intoxicated manslaughter
The indictments came down Tuesday afternoon for 35-year-old Jessica Vass by a Smith County grand jury.
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