DOUBLE FATALITY CRASH, CORRIGAN TEXAS, 12/19/24...

Double Fatality on 287 West, CORRIGAN, December 19, 2024 - At approximately 2 am on December 19, 2024, the driver of a white 2006 Dodge pickup was east-bound on FM-287 West when he left the pavement to the right, jumped a culvert, scraped a tree, scraped a parked 18 wheeler, and slammed sideways into the back of a loaded logging 18 wheeler in the 1181 block of 287 West (exactly 1 mile from US-59). The identities of the male driver and his female passenger have not yet been determined. Both were killed on impact. Officer Tyler Copeland with the Corrigan Police Department was dispatched to the scene and was assisted by Corrigan Police Chief, Daryl Gibson. Justice of the Peace, Robert "Dooley" Johnson filed inquests at the scene. A first-call car was summoned to transport both victims from the scene. Riley Wrecker Service out of Corrigan was summoned clean up the mess. This accident remains under investigation by the Corrigan Police Department.