Stephanie Clements ID’d as Woman Killed in Lampasas County Crash on U.S Highway 281

Lampasas County, Texas (November 20, 2022) – Authorities have identified the woman who died following a two-vehicle accident on Saturday afternoon in Lampasas County has been identified as Stephanie Diane Clements, 66, of Denton.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the deadly crash occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 19 on U.S. Highway 281.

DPS said Clements was driving a 2017 Mercedes Benz northbound on U.S. Highway 281 when she failed to control speed and lost traction with the road surface.

Clements’s vehicle crossed the center median and entered the opposite lane, where it collided with a southbound 2018 Audi, driven by a 48-year-old Austin man.

Clements died at the scene.

The driver of the Audi and his passenger were taken to Scott and White Hospital in Temple with incapacitating injuries. Their current condition is unknown.

No other details regarding the crash were immediately available.

The crash remains under investigation.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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