Accident claims lives of 2; woman charged with criminally negligent homicide.
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The Stephenville Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in the 200 block of N. Ollie Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Captain Jeremy Lanier.
“Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a residence,” a press release from the SPD states.
“Upon arrival, emergency personnel located multiple individuals with injuries. They were transported to Texas Health Resources Stephenville by the Stephenville Fire Department and Erath County EMS.
“Despite life-saving efforts, two of the individuals, an adult female and a juvenile male were pronounced deceased.”
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Gracie Yates, was taken into custody.
Yates has been charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide.
The investigation remains ongoing.
