Micayla Kolb Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on FM 779 in Grand Saline
Micayla Kolb ID’d as 1 of 2 Killed in Grand Saline Crash on Farm to Market Road 779 near Quitman
Grand Saline, Texas (April 2, 2023) – One of two people who died Sunday evening in a multi-vehicle crash in Grand Saline has been identified as Micayla Kolb, 17. He was a senior student at Grand Saline High School.
The deadly crash happened at around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, March 26, on Farm to Market Road 779 at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, about four miles outside Quitman.
Kolb was driving his vehicle westbound on Farm to Market Road when, for an unknown reason, he swerved into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a car.
Kolb was taken to UT Health Hospital in Quitman, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
DPS is investigating the crash.
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