Tonya Gonzales Killed in Gregg County Two-Vehicle Crash at State Highway 42 and Texaco Road

Gregg County, Texas (July 6, 2023) – A woman was killed Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Gregg County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 7:15 p.m., July 2, at the intersection of State Highway 42 and Texaco Road, about a mile south of White Oak.

DPS said a 2014 Freightliner Truck Tractor towing a 2012 Heil semi-trailer was traveling southbound on SH 42 while Tonya Gonzales, 50, of Longview, was driving a 2012 Nissan Altima on Texaco Road approaching the intersection.

Gonzales disregarded the stop sign and collided with the truck tractor at the intersection.

Gonzales was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The driver of the truck tractor was taken to a local hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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