Sabrina Watson, Celeste, Jackson, and Winter Killed in Oldham County Two-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 40

Oldham County, Texas (February 8, 2022) – Four people were killed, and another was injured Monday afternoon in a head-on collision in Oldham County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash occurred around 1:40 p.m., February 7, on Interstate 40, about 12 miles west of Adrian.

DPS said a 2001 GMC Yukon was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the highway when it crashed head-on into an eastbound 2016 Kenworth Truck tractor/semi-trailer.

The Yukon came to a rest in the center median on its passenger side.

The Yukon driver, 25-year-old Sabrina Watson of Edmond, Oklahoma, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her children, 7-year-old Celeste Watson, 3-year-old Jackson Watson, and eight-month-old Winter Watson, were also pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi-trailer was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Texas Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating the crash.

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