Julia Grasley Killed in Burleson County Three-Vehicle Crash on FM 696 at State Highway 21

Burleson County, Texas – A woman was killed and four other people were injured on Friday in a head-on collision in Burleson County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened on March 1, on FM 696 at State Highway 21, west of Caldwell.

DPS said a car was traveling on FM 696 when it turned into the wrong lanes of Highway 21 and collided head-on with a pickup and an SUV.

The car driver, 26-year-old Julia Grasley, of College Station, was killed in the crash,

The pickup truck driver was taken to the hospital with incapacitating injuries. The driver and two passengers in the SUV were treated and released at the scene.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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