Brownwood and San Saba Residents Die in Crash

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KWTX.com out of Waco reported Saturday morning that Texas DPS troopers responded to a major crash between two pick-up trucks Friday afternoon in San Saba County that resulted in two fatalities.

The crash occurred around 4:06 p.m. on FM 45, roughly half a mile south of FM 2997 in San Saba County, 5 miles north of Richland Springs.

The involved parties were 65-year-old Richard Blair Harris, who was driving a 2018 Dodge Ram pick-up truck, and 52-year-old Eugenio Botello Perez, who was driving a 2001 Chevrolet pick-up truck.

Perez, from San Saba, was traveling southbound, according to DPS Troopers.

Harris, from Brownwood, was traveling northbound, also towing a cargo trailer.

The Chevrolet failed to maintain its lane, crossing into northbound traffic and into Harris’ path, according to the investigating Trooper.

Both Harris and Perez were pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Sharon Blossman.

A 23-year-old male passenger who was inside Harris’ Dodge Ram sustained non-incapacitating injuries and was treated on the scene.