Brandon Blake Johnson Killed in Runnels County Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 83

Runnels County, Texas (December 12, 2020) – A man was killed, and two other people were injured Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Runnels County, five miles north of Ballinger, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 6:00 p.m., December 10, on Highway 83.

DPS said Nathan R. Perry, 36, of Silverton, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban northbound on the highway while Josephine Nash, 20, of New Braunfels, was driving a 2013 Toyota Rav4 southbound.

The Suburban veered into the southbound lane and struck the Rav4.

Brandon Blake Johnson, 29, of Lubbock, who was a passenger in the Suburban, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

Perry and Nash were taken to Ballinger Memorial Hospital with incapacitating injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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