A woman, two Chico Elementary School students and a toddler were killed in Wise County early Tuesday morning when their SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, investigators said.
According to a preliminary investigation report from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound and the SUV was traveling westbound on Farm Road 1810 about 5:30 a.m. near County Road 1340. The SUV was attempting to pass in a no-passing zone when it hit the tractor-trailer. The accident caused the SUV to catch fire. . .
The people who were killed were identified by the DPS as 32-year-old Brandy Nicole Price, 3-year-old Avery Mullins, 8-year-old Gracie Mullins, and 10-year-old Skyla Price. They were all in the SUV, a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. Woman and 3 children killed in North Texas head-on crash between SUV, tractor-trailer
Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.
Brandy & Skyla Price, Gracie & Avery Mullins, Precious Ones Gone Too Soon
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Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.
We are asking that people send us crash reports for collisions with trucks which they suspect involved underride. Send them to marianne@annaleahmary.com. We will submit these as complaints to USDOT. Read more here: Launching a Campaign To Flood NHTSA With Underride Complaint Reports.
