The little girl in this accident is a friend of my 14 year old daughter, Sarah. Lauren has been through 4 surgeries so far and there are more to come. Her condition is still very grave at the moment. Her mother is a kindergarten teacher at our school. She was killed on impact with the semi. The boy involved in the accident, driving the 4 Runner, is one of my son's best friends. A really good kid. He is having a hard time dealing with what happened. I am asking for prayers for both of these families, as well as for our entire community. This tragedy happened at my church, a crossed the highway from my house.
Thanks,
Abby
One killed, two injured in Highway 69 crash
By BRAD KELLAR
Herald-Banner Staff
A Fannin County woman was killed and her daughter seriously injured as a result of a three-vehicle accident along U.S. Highway 69 north of Greenville Tuesday night.
Another driver involved in the crash received minor injuries when his sport utility vehicle collided with a church along the road in the Kingston community, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Trooper Bubba Goodwin with the DPS office in Greenville said Robyn Little, 41, of Leonard and her daughter, Lauren, 14, were northbound on the highway in a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday when a southbound 1998 Toyota 4-Runner crossed the median into the northbound lane and clipped the Tahoe.
The Tahoe left the east side of the road, then Little apparently lost control and the vehicle returned to the highway in front of a southbound 18-wheeler, which struck the Tahoe on the right passenger side. The 4-Runner was reported to have left the roadway and crashed into the front of a church.
Robyn Little was killed in the accident, while Lauren Little was transported to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where she was listed in critical condition Wednesday morning. The driver of the 4-Runner received cuts and scrapes, Goodwin said. The driver of the truck was uninjured.
Alcohol was not believed to have played a part in the accident, which Goodwin said remains under investigation.
