Maryangela Williams Killed in Lampasas County Two-Vehicle Crash at US 190 and CR 3080

Lampasas County, Texas (February 9, 2022) – One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Lampasas County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 12:54 p.m., February 8, at the intersection of US 190 and County Road 3080, 2.8 miles west of Kempner.

Authorities said a 2012 Ford Fusion was trying to make an unsafe turn onto County Road 3080 when it was struck by a 2021 Freightliner cement truck.

Maryangela Cheyenne Williams, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 17-year-old passenger in the Ford was airlifted to Baylor Scott & White in Temple with incapacitating injuries.

The Freightliner driver sustained non-incapacitating injuries in the crash and was not taken to the hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

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