NEWS
Crash kills Nocona woman, 2 others seriously injured
A 23-year-old Nocona woman was killed and the driver of that vehicle was seriously injured in a massive head-on collision on State Highway 59 north of Bowie on July 7.
The crash occurred three miles north of Bowie on State Highway 59 at 5:45 p.m. last Friday. Three people were injured and one person was killed.
(Photo above) A Department of Public Safety Trooper looks at this Nissan Sentra that was involved in a two-vehicle fatality accident on July 7. Journie Rakae Fletcher, Nocona, a passenger in this vehicle was killed. The driver, Symon Zavier Ford was seriously injured. The car went airborne, crashed and rolled on its roof east of the roadway into a creek. (Courtesy photo L.W. Phillips Towing)
According to the Department of Public Safety report issued on Tuesday morning, Journie Rakae Fletcher, a passenger in a Nissan Sentra passenger vehicle driven by Symon Zavier Ford, 21, Frisco, was transported to Nocona General Hospital where she was pronounced dead by Dr. Chance Dingler at 6:41 p.m.
Ford received incapacitating injuries and was airlifted to a Metroplex hospital listed in critical condition.
Elizabeth Ann Price, 62, Montague, was driving the other vehicle, a Jeep sports utility vehicle with her husband, James Price, 65. The driver received non-incapacitating injuries and was treated and released. Her husband went to the hospital with incapacitating injuries but was listed in stable condition.
Price was traveling north on State Highway 59 and Zavier was going south on the highway. The preliminary accident investigation from Trooper Dreu Kirkland, states Ford was driving left of the center stripe, attempting to pass several vehicles within a no passing zone.
Price was being approached by the Nissan in its lane and she took evasive action in an attempt to avoid a collision. Price steered right onto the shoulder of the roadway as Ford steered left colliding with the Jeep head-on.
After the collision, the Jeep came to rest facing south in the northbound lane. The Nissan went airborne after the crash rolling onto the roof ejecting the driver and coming to rest on its top east of the roadway in a creek and some trees. The car caught fire after the crash, but witnesses were able to extinguish it.
By BARBARA GREEN
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In its six-month financial report for fiscal 2024-25 Bowie City Council members saw budget revenues were not coming in as high as projected, despite the budget using conservative figures.
During the Monday meeting, Finance Director Pamela Woods reviewed the numbers at the half-way point of the year. She said all the department heads are doing well keeping their expenses within budget just below the 50% level or 49.26% overall. Despite that, expenses are above revenues in the utility fund by almost $100,000.
In the utility fund revenues are 46.11% of budget in water; 53.19% in sewer and 43.74% in electric. The total utility fund revenue is at 46.42% of the budget or $5,572,694.
Carol Moore also addressed the council on disrepair at the Pelham Park walking track urging it to make repairs and maintain it.
Read the full council story in the weekend Bowie News.
Two people were transported to the hospital with possible injuries from a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in a highway department work zone on State Highway 59.
The accident occurred on Hwy 59 near Allison Road at 4:09 p.m. on May 14. There were three vehicles containing a total of six people.
Vehicle one driven by Carlin Jaster, Bowie with his passenger Zana Lara, Bowie, were traveling south on Hwy. 59. Two other vehicles driven by Kjersti Compton, Sunset and Edward Meadows, Grapevine were also southbound but stopped in a construction zone.
Jaster failed to control his speed and a chain-reaction crash occurred as he struck Compton who then hit Meadows.
Jaster and Lara were transported to Nocona General Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries. The others were uninjured. Tuesday was the first day for road construction along State Highway 59. Digital signs were posted for delays.
(Pictured above) Bowie Rural Fire Department and Bowie EMS responded to this three-vehicle chain reaction crash on State Highway 59 near Allison Road on Tuesday afternoon. There were a total of six people in the three vehicles, and two were transported to Nocona General with possible injuries. (Courtesy photo)
District Attorney Casey Hall reported a total of 23 people were issued indictments in the May session of the Montague County Grand Jury Monday.
Read the full list of the indictments in your weekend Bowie News.
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