• 02
  • September
    2011

The last holiday weekend of the summer is upon us and many Texas families are scrambling to get in that last bit of summer vacation. We all know that statistically, because the roadways are more traveled on holiday weekends, the likelihood for an accident also increases. So sadly, for some families, the memories left behind for this weekend will not be a joyful family reunion or a quite fishing trip. For many families, their weekend will come to a screeching halt at the news of a loved one who has tragically been killed in a car accident.

On August 31, in Weatherford, a head-on collision claimed the lives of three people, while they were driving on Zion Hill Road around 7:00 p.m.

A father, age 53, who recently learned he beat throat cancer, was on his way to pick up his 5-year-old daughter, when a car driven by a 16-year-old male crossed the center line. According to witnesses, the young driver was trying to pass another vehicle, but instead was met face to face with the Parker County father's pickup truck.

The young driver was less than a week away from celebrating his 17th birthday. A 13-year-old female was also riding in the teen's vehicle. She was the third victim who was killed. Both teens were students at Cross Timbers Academy in Weatherford.

The family of the 53-year-old cancer survivor, while heartbroken, is thankful his young daughter was not in the vehicle at the moment of the crash. They feel she would have also certainly perished. He leaves behind a wife and his little girl.

Please remember to be careful this holiday weekend. A fun-filled weekend should be filled with lifelong memories and not heartbreak.

Source: KHOU.com, "Fiery crash kills three in North Texas," Craig Civale and David Schechter, Sept. 1, 2011