Jayton Read Injured in Stephens County Two-Vehicle Crash on US Highway 180

Jayton Read Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on US 180 in Stephens County

Stephens County, Texas – A woman was killed and another person was injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash in Stephens County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened just after 10:00 p.m., April 22, on US Highway 180 inside Breckenridge city limits.

DPS said Shayden Ramsey, 22, of Breckenridge, was driving a 2017 Honda Civic when she failed to yield to the right of way while turning out of a parking lot onto the highway. The Honda was then struck by a westbound 2009 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, driven by 18-year-old Jayton Cole Read.

Ramsey and Read were transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital where Ramsey later died. Read was treated for non-incapacitating injuries and released.

No further details were available.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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