Jonathan Gideon and Gustavo Herrera Killed in Parker County Two-Vehicle Crash on US 377 near Ranch Road
Parker County, Texas – Two people were killed early Sunday morning in a head-on collision in Parker County, according to the Texas DPS.
The fatal crash happened around 1:30 a.m., January 7, on US 377 near Ranch Road.
DPS said a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of the highway when it collided head-on with a 2014 GMC Sierra.
The Chevrolet driver, Jonathan Gideon, 39, from Fort Worth and the Sierra driver, Gustavo Herrera, 33, of Fort Worth, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in the Sierra, a 10-year-old from Fort Worth, was taken to Cooks Children Hospital in Fort Worth by LifeCare.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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