KILGORE, Texas — One person is dead and another has been hospitalized following a Wednesday morning crash near Kilgore.
According to the Texas Dept. of Public Safety, the crash occurred US 259 in Kilgore at Danville Rd., around 9:30 a.m.
DPS reports a car, driven by David L. Fuller IV, 19, of Sikeston, MO., was traveling north on US 259 while a dump truck, driven by William D. Glasco, 40, of Kilgore, was traveling south on same roadway.
Officials say Fuller failed to drive in a single lane and, for an unknown reason, crossed the center line and entered the southbound lane of US 259. Glasco veered right attempting to avoid Fuller, but both vehicles collided.
Fuller was pronounced dead at the scene and Glasco was taken to a local hospital and is stable.
This is a developing story and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.