Gretchen Houser Killed, and Zachary Hooks Seriously Injured in Moore County Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 119

Moore County, Texas (October 27, 2022) – A woman was killed, and a man was seriously injured Wednesday morning in a head-on collision in Moore County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash occurred at about 10:05 a.m., October 26, on Farm-to-Market Road 119, about five miles southwest of Sunray.

DPS said Gretchen Houser, 48, of Sunray, was driving a 2011 Toyota Venza northbound on the highway while Zachary Hooks, 36, of Texhoma, Oklahoma, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado southbound.

For unknown reasons, the Toyota drifted into the southbound lane. Hooks swerved into the northbound lane to avoid a crash, but the Toyota traveled back into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Chevrolet.

Houser was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Hooks was airlifted to an Amarillo hospital with serious injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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