32-Year-Old Margaret Marion Finch Killed in Amarillo Two-Vehicle Crash at Northwest 24th Avenue and North Jefferson Street

Amarillo, Texas (April 2, 2020) – One person was killed, and two others were injured Wednesday night in a two-vehicle crash in north Amarillo, according to the Amarillo Police Department.

The fatal crash occurred at about 9:49 p.m., April 1, at the intersection of Northwest 24th Avenue and North Jefferson Street.

Police said Margaret Marion Finch, 32, was driving a 2005 Nissan Altima eastbound on Northwest 24th Avenue while Ykevia Dashawn Johnson,36, was driving a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer westbound on 24th Avenue and was turning southbound onto Jefferson.

Johnson failed to yield the right of way and was struck by the Nissan.

Finch and her two passengers, a 44-year-old woman and a 1 -year-old baby, were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where Finch later died.

Johnson was uninjured in the crash. She was arrested and booked into the Potter County jail on charges of intoxicated manslaughter, intoxicated assault, and injury to a child.

The APD’s Traffic Investigation Squad is investigating the crash.

We pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Margaret Marion Finch.

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