Seth Boynton Killed, Cameron Johnson and Stephan Gunderson Injured in Scurry County Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 1609

Scurry County, Texas – One person was killed and two others were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Scurry County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 1:20 p.m., February 12, on Farm to Market Road 1609, 1.5 miles north of Ira.

DPS said Seth Thomas Boynton, 24, of Ira, was driving a GMC pickup southbound while Cameron Scott Johnson, 26, of Snyder, and his passenger Stephan Jerod Gunderson, 30, of Andrews, were heading northbound in a Ford pickup towing a flatbed utility trailer.

Boynton failed to drive in a single lane and drove into the northbound lane as Johnson approached. Johnson attempted to avoid the crash by steering left, toward the southbound lane, away from Boynton’s vehicle. Boynton, however, maneuvered to the southbound lane and crashed head-on into Johnson’s truck. 

Boynton’s truck then caught on fire and was engulfed.

Boynton was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Johnson and Gunderson were taken to the hospital for treatment. 

Everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt.

The weather was clear and roads were dry at the time of the crash.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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