David Blakeney and Antonio Santana Killed in Jacksonville Three-Vehicle Crash on US Highway 75

Jacksonville, Texas – Two people were killed and six others were injured Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash eight miles north of Jacksonville, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 4:08 p.m., December 8, on US Highway 175.

DPS said a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound while a 2022 Honda Accord and a 2022 Toyota Corolla were traveling southbound. The Silverado veered into the southbound lane and hit the Accord and the Corolla.

The Silverado driver, 69-year-old David Blakeney, of Jacksonville, and the Accord driver, 3-year-old Antonio Santana III, of Little Elm, Texas, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two passengers in the Accord, 24-year-old Jazmin Macias and 1-year-old Evelyn Santana, both from Little Elm, Texas, were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Macias was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The Corolla driver, 22-year-old Kimberly Wilkins, of Laredo, Texas, and her three passengers, 38-year-old Kenton Holman, 1-year-old Zuhniwy Arrendando, and 6-year-old Joaquin Wilkins, all from Laredo, Texas, were transported to UT Main Hospital in Tyler for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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