Debra “Debbie” Townsend, Tana Hajovsky Killed in Car Crash on Hwy 77 near La Grange
Debra “Debbie” Townsend and Tana Hajovsky Killed in La Grange Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 77 near Rabbs Prairie Road
La Grange, Texas (January 23, 2022) – A mother and her daughter were killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash near La Grange, according to the authorities.
The fatal crash happened around 11:39 a.m., January 16, on Highway 77 near Rabbs Prairie Road.
Authorities said a 2019 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 was traveling southbound when it crossed the centerline and crashed into a northbound 2020 Ford Expedition.
The Expedition went into the ditch on the eastbound side and caught fire. Debra Lynn “Debbie” Townsend, 63, and her daughter, Tana Marie Hajovsky, 30, both of Louise, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The GMC went into the northbound lane and struck a guardrail. The driver, a 67-year-old Iola man, had to be extricated from his vehicle and was airlifted to Austin in critical condition.
Flying debris struck a 2020 Ford Fusion. The driver and passenger were uninjured in the crash. The Fusion became disabled and had to be towed from the scene.
Alcohol was an unlikely factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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