An Oklahoma woman was killed in a car/semi-truck crash north of Ringgold on U.S. Highway 81 Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred at 12:20 p.m. on Oct. 15, 1.6 miles north of Ringgold. A preliminary investigation report from the Department of Public Safety states a 2022 Chevrolet Traverse driven by Sandra Bingham, 34, Ryan, OK, was stopped at a temporary stop light traffic control device on U.S. 81 northbound.
A 2021 Freightliner towing a 2022 semi-trailer was northbound on U.S. 81 driven by Robert Larry Krouse, 58, Parsons, KS.
The DPS report states the truck driver failed to control his speed and struck the back of the Traverse. That vehicle spun around and came to rest facing southeast. The truck came to rest facing north.
Bingham was transported to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with incapacitating injuries. Her passenger, Francis Leann Durham, 54, Eagletown, OK, was transported to Nocona General Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The DPS notes neither woman was wearing a seatbelt and the truck driver was belted. Krouse was uninjured.
Highway 81 was closed in both directions as emergency personnel responded to the scene, and traffic was diverted while the scene was cleared.