Lannie Cook and Miles Bartek Killed in Gainesville Two-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 35

Gainesville, Texas – Two people were killed early Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Gainesville, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened just before 1:00 a.m., February 20, on Interstate 35 near Mile Marker 496.

DPS said a Freightliner truck pulling a trailer was involved in a crash and was disabled in the right northbound lane. It was then struck by a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta driven by 19-year-old Lannie Cook of Sanger. 

Cook and a passenger, 22-year-old Miles Bartek of Gainesville, were pronounced dead at the scene. Both were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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