Joseph Raines and Dongmei Raines Killed in Bowie County Two-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 30

Bowie County, Texas (June 1, 2022) – Two people were killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Bowie County, according to the authorities.

The fatal crash happened around 4:55 p.m., May 29, on Interstate 30, about 16 miles west of New Boston.

Authorities said Joseph Raines, 57, was driving a 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 when he failed to stop and rear-ended a 2021 Kenworth tractor-trailer rig that was stopped in traffic due to another crash.

Joseph and 56-year-old Dongmei Raines, both of Benton, Arkansas, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The big rig driver, 65-year-old Linda Hardy, of Mena, Ark., and her passenger, 55-year-old Jeffery Hardy, also of Mena, were uninjured in the crash.

The authorities are investigating the crash.

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