Judy Recendiz Killed in Wichita Falls Two-Vehicle Crash on Scott Street at 11th Street

Wichita Falls, Texas (November 1, 2023) – According to the police, a woman died after she was involved in a two-vehicle crash on October 20 in Wichita Falls.

The fatal crash happened at the intersection of 11th Street and Scott Street.

Police said 68-year-old Judy Recendiz of Wichita Falls was driving a Chevy Impala on 11th Street when she entered the intersection without yielding to the northbound traffic on Scott Street. A Chevy Equinox then crashed into the driver’s side of the Impala.

The Equinox driver was uninjured in the crash.

Recendiz and her 75-year-old female passenger were transported to the URHCS with suspected non-life-threatening injuries. Recendiz was later taken to the John Peter Smith Hospital where she died four days later due to head trauma she received in the crash.

The WFPD Crash Investigations Unit is investigating the crash.

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