Gary Harris ID’d as Pedestrian Killed in Erath County Accident on U.S. Highway 281 near Morgan Mill

Erath County, Texas (June 30, 2018) – The man who was killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision in Erath County has been identified as Gary Lee Harris, 68, of Morgan Mill, according to a local news source.
The fatal crash occurred about 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 29 on U.S. Highway 281, just north of Morgan Mill.
According to DPS, James D. Moore, 87, of Lipan, was driving his Ford F-150 truck southbound and tried to make a left turn across the highway into his property, but failed to yield right of way to a northbound Western Dairy Milk Transport truck tractor, operated by Danny Mote, 63, of Daffau, Texas.
The Ford F-150 was then hit by the truck tractor and both vehicles travelled onto the east side of the road where they struck Harris who was checking his mailbox.
Harris was declared dead at the scene by Erath County Justice of the Peace Bart Greenway.
Moore was airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital and Mote was also flown to Harris Methodist Hospital, both in Fort Worth, for treatment of their injuries.
No other details regarding the crash were immediately provided.
The crash remains under investigation.