DPS: 3 people die in two-vehicle crash on US 79 in Cherokee County Source: Gray News Media (Source: Gray News Media) By Gary Bass | April 24, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT - Updated April 24 at 7:33 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Three people died in a two-vehicle wreck that occurred on U.S. Highway 79 in Cherokee County Saturday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
According to a press release, DPS troopers responded to and investigated the crash near County Road 4301 at about 1:20 p.m. Saturday.
The preliminary crash report shows that Ronald Lewis Williams, 52, of Jacksonville, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala west on U.S. 79. At the same time, Bobby G. Johnson, 83, of Sage, Arkansas was driving a 2007 Saturn Relay east on U.S. 79. His vehicle was pulling a utility trailer.