Joe Miller, Mary Miller, and Tiffany Scroggins Killed in Anderson County Three-Vehicle Crash on SH 19

Anderson County, Texas (January 22, 2022) – Three people were killed, and two others were injured Friday afternoon in a head-on collision in Anderson County, according to the authorities.

The fatal crash happened around 2:00 p.m., January 21, on State Highway 19, about five miles north of Palestine.

Authorities said Cora Sterling, 72, of Montalba, was driving a 2008 Dodge Caravan southbound on the highway while Tiffany Scroggins, 38, of Montalba, was driving a 2014 Ford F-150 behind the Dodge. Joe Miller, 67, of Pearland, was driving a 2021 Subaru Outback northbound.

The Ford went to pass the Dodge and crashed head-on into the Subaru.

Joe Miller and his passenger Mary Miller, 61, of Pearland, were taken to Palestine Regional Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Scroggins was also taken to Palestine Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Sterling and her passenger Barbara Rentie, 72, of Montalba, were taken to Palestine Regional Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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