Brandy Price, Skyla Price, Gracie Mullins, and Avery Mullins Killed in Wise County Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 1810 near CR 1340
Wise County, Texas – A woman and her three children were killed early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision in Wise County, according to the DPS.
The fatal crash happened around 5:30 a.m., May 14, on Farm Road 1810 near County Road 1340 east of Chico.
DPS said a Chevrolet Equinox was traveling westbound on the highway when it tried to pass in a no-passing zone and crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer.
The Equinox caught fire after the crash.
Four people in the Equinox were pronounced dead at the scene. They have been identified as 32-year-old Brandy Price and her three children, Skyla Price, 10; Gracie Mullins, 8; and Avery Mullins, 3.
The 18-wheeler driver, Mark Clark Jr., 41, was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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