3 Injured in 3-Vehicle Crash at Highway 281 and CR-2227 in Bell County
Three People Injured in Bell County Crash at Highway 281 and CR-2227
Bell County, Texas (October 17, 2022) – Three people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision in Bell County on Saturday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash happened at around 11:54 a.m. Saturday, October 15, on Highway 281, approximately eight miles north of Lampasas.
DPS said a 23-year-old Lampasas woman was driving a 2019 Black Ford Fiesta passenger car northbound on Highway 281 in the inside lane when she failed to control the vehicle’s speed and rear-ended a 2017 Black Toyota Yaris Passenger car that was attempting to make a left turn from Highway 281 northbound onto CR-2227.
Due to the impact, the Toyota veered into the southbound lane, where it collided with an oncoming 2003 Gold Lexus RX3 passenger car.
The driver of the Toyota, a 39-year-old Lampasas woman, was taken to Advent Health ER in Killeen. A 72-year-old Marble Falls man, who was the driver of the Lexus, was taken to Seton Williamson County with incapacitating injuries.
A 69-year-old woman riding as a passenger in the back seat of the Lexus was transported to Seton Williamson County. The driver of the Ford declined medical aid at the scene.
DPS is investigating the crash.
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