Elosiua Insua, Courtney Jones and Keshaunt Quattlebaum Hospitalized after Newton County Crash on State Highway 63
Newton County, Texas (October 11, 2018) – Three people were injured Tuesday evening in a fiery head-on crash on a highway near Burkeville, a local news source reported.
The crash was reported at 7:15 p.m. October 9, on State Highway 63.
As per the report, Courtney Jones, 20, of Fort Polk, Louisiana, was operating a 2008 Chevrolet passenger vehicle westbound on the highway when she attempted to pass a slower moving vehicle and collided head-on with an eastbound 2019 Toyota Corolla driven by Elosiua Insua, of Minnesota.
The impact caused the Chevrolet to catch fire.
Jones and her passenger, Keshaunt Quattlebaum, 22, also from Fort Polk, Louisiana, were taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital with non-life injuries.
Insua was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital with serious injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.