17-Year-Old Killed in Salado Three-Vehicle Crash on FM 2843

Salado, Texas (August 27, 2023) – A Salado teenager was killed early Thursday morning in a head-on collision in Salado, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 7:30 a.m., August 24, on FM 2483.

DPS said the 17-year-old boy was driving a 2014 Nissan 370 when he passed another vehicle in a no-passing zone and crashed into a 2018 Honda Odyssey van, and then collided head-on with a 2013 Freightliner truck tractor semi-trailer.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.

No other injuries were reported in the crash.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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