Grandmother, Her Daughter and Granddaughter Killed in Seagoville Crash on Highway 175 near FM 1389

Seagoville, Texas (August 8, 2022) – Three people, including a toddler, were killed in a wrong-way crash in Seagoville early Sunday morning, according to the Seagoville Police Department.

At around 1:07 a.m. Sunday, August 7, the Crandall Police Department responded to calls of a wrong-way driver in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck on eastbound U.S. Highway 175.

Crandall police officers located the wrong-way driver and attempted to get his attention by shining spotlights into his window, but the driver accelerated speed and continued driving.

The wrong-way driver entered the Seagoville city limits and traveled eastbound on Highway 175. As the driver approached the intersection of FM 138, he collided with a Toyota sedan which was then hit by a second pickup truck traveling in the correct direction.

A grandmother, her daughter, and granddaughter were in the Toyota sedan. All were killed upon the impact. Their names have not been released.

The wrong-way driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was airlifted to a Dallas hospital in critical condition. He was later arrested and booked into jail.

Alcohol or drugs were considered a factor in the crash.

The accident remains under investigation by the Seagoville Police Department.

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