Brittany Bowman Killed in Clay County Accident at Benton and Prairie

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Marc Stephen Deffenbaugh, of Abilene, was hospitalized with severe injuries

Brittany Bowman
Brittany Bowman Killed in Clay County Accident at Benton and Prairie

Clay County, TX. – A Wichita Falls woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday night near Petrolia in Clay County.

The fatal collision happened around 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of West Benton Street and South Prairie Avenue, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Brittany Michelle Bowman, 36, was driving a 2012 Nissan Altima northwest on South Prairie when she collided with a 2012 Dodge Ram that was traveling northeast on East Benston Street.

The impact of the collision sent the Nissan off the roadway and into a ditch.

Bowman was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

The driver of the pickup, 47-year-old Marc Stephen Deffenbaugh, of Abilene, was hospitalized with severe injuries.

More details about the accident were not provided.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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