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Wrecks plague highways

by | Oct 6, 2016 | Latest

State Trooper Carl Neal and Farmersville Police Officer Korey Redding survey the scene of a head-on collision that occurred Oct. 1 on Hwy. 78.

State Trooper Carl Neal and Farmersville Police Officer Korey Redding survey the scene of a head-on collision that occurred Oct. 1 on Hwy. 78.

Farmersville emergency services have been busy recently as several serious wrecks have occurred.

A head-on collision occurred around 8 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 2300 block of Hwy. 78 and three victims were airlifted.

According to information released by the Farmersville Police Department, Makayla Martinez, 18, of Farmersville was traveling south on Hwy. 78 in a 1993 Cadillac Deville when she struck a 2005 Cadillac CT driven by Roy Capps, 19, of Van Alstyne.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the complete story see the Oct. 6 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.

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