The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was called to a two vehicle crash on US-287 that occurred on Saturday in Donley County, resulting in the death of one person.
At approximately 9:35 a.m., Mary Sean, 50, of Albuquerque, N.M., was driving a 2014 Volvo truck tractor towing a 2011 Great Dane semi-trailer westbound in the right lane on US-287 approximately 2 miles southeast of Hedley. Sean pulled the truck tractor and semi-trailer onto the improved shoulder of the right lane and stopped. Carroll Ham, 79, of Weatherford, Texas, was driving a 2014 Ford F-250 pickup truck towing a Homemade boat trailer westbound in the right lane on US-287. Sean did not see anyone behind her due to the heavy fog conditions and pulled the truck tractor and semi-trailer back onto the highway in the right lane. Ham was traveling at a speed unsafe for the conditions of the roadway and was unable to see the truck tractor semi-trailer pull into the same lane of travel that he was in. When Ham finally saw the truck tractor semi-trailer in front of him, he swerved to the left to try and avoid the collision, but was unable to avoid it. The Ford pickup truck crashed into the back left rear of the semi-trailer causing the boat to come unsecured from the boat trailer and collide into the rear of the Ford pickup truck.
Ham was transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. Ham was pronounced dead by Dr. Charles Todd at Northwest Texas Hospital.
Sean did not suffer any injuries.
Ham and Sean were both wearing seat belts.
The road conditions were dry and no other vehicles were involved.
(News release from the Texas DPS in Amarillo)