Terrica Dutton Killed in Lubbock County Pedestrian Accident on County Road 6900

Lubbock County, Texas (August 4, 2023) – A woman was fatally hit by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Lubbock County, according to the Texas DPS.

The deadly accident happened around 6:50 a.m., August 2, on County Road 6900, 1.5 miles Northwest of Wolfforth.

DPS said 68-year-old Billy Joe Hicks, of Lubbock, was driving his 2007 GMC Sierra truck westbound when he encountered an uninvolved vehicle, which was traveling eastbound. Hicks yielded half the roadway to the oncoming vehicle, and he struck Terrica Ann Dutton, 26, of Wolfforth, who was jogging on the northbound side of the road.

Dutton was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other details were available.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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