Donald Harold Treadway Injured in Fatal Van Zandt County Two-Vehicle Crash on SH 19

Van Zandt County, Texas (January 12, 2021) – A man was killed, and another was injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Van Zandt County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 7:40 a.m., January 11, on State Highway 19, east of Edgewood.

According to a preliminary investigation, Robert Leon Richardson, 52, of Grand Saline, was driving northbound on the highway when he went into a side-skid due to ice on the roadway, crossed the center stripe into the southbound lane, and crashed into a pickup truck.

Richardson, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The pickup driver, Donald Harold Treadway, of Edgewood, was taken to Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler in stable condition.

The crash remains under investigation.

“When a person has suffered a grave personal injury in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, the most overwhelming emotion they feel is a sense of injustice. They often ask how such a life-altering event could have happened to them,” attorney Joel A. Gordon said. “The next question usually is, who can help me?” Mr. Gordon added.

A legal advocate can represent an injury victim or the family of a deceased victim. The attorney will file a claim on behalf of the victim and will have the responsibility of citing existing codes, laws, or statutes which were violated.

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