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Graham man dies in two-vehicle wreck Saturday on Hwy. 16 S by Thomas Drive
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Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigate a two-vehicle wreck Saturday on Hwy. 16 S near Thomas Drive in Young County. The blue 1998 Chevrolet passenger car shown in front belonged to Gene Eckhardt, 64, of Graham, who was pronounced dead on the scene by Precinct 1 Young County Justice of the Peace Jason Hearne. The white 2004 Chevrolet SUV in back was driven by Sarah Jones, of Graham, who was transported to Graham Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner)
A two vehicle wreck on Hwy. 16 S Saturday resulted in the death of a Graham man and a Graham woman being sent to Graham Regional Medical Center.
The wreck happened at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, near Thomas Drive. The two vehicles involved in the wreck were a 1998 Chevrolet passenger car driven by Larry Gene Eckhardt, 64, of Graham, and a 2004 Chevrolet SUV driven by Sarah Jones, of Graham.
Jones was traveling south on Hwy. 16 and slowed to a stop to turn onto Thomas Drive, just before the Dark Canyon RV Park, according to a release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Eckhardt was also traveling south on Hwy. 16, which according to the release has a blind spot due to a hill in the roadway.
For the rest of the story, see the Sept. 30 edition of The Graham Leader.
