William Glasco Hospitalized after Gregg County Crash on Highway 259 near Danville Road

Gregg County, Texas (April 28, 2022) – William D. Glasco, 19, of Kilgore, was injured after being involved in a deadly car crash on Wednesday in Gregg County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The fatal two-vehicle crash happened on U.S. 259 south of Danville Road near the city of Kilgore on April 27.

DPS said David L. Fuller IV of Sikeston, Missouri, was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang northbound on Highway 259 when he failed to drive in a single lane.

For an unknown reason, the Mustang drifted across the center median and entered the southbound lane. The driver of a southbound 2004 Mack dump tried to avoid the Mustang but was not successful.

The Mustang eventually collided head-on with the dump truck.

The Mustang driver, whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Glasco was transported to CHRISTUS Good Shepherd in Longview and is stable.

Further details regarding the crash were not immediately provided.

An investigation is underway.

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