Driver Killed After Crashing into Pickup at Rural Intersection
ASPERMONT, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that one person was killed Saturday afternoon in a crash ten miles east of Aspermont.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Mar. 13 at 11:48 a.m., troopers with the Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the intersection of FM 1835 and SH 283 for the report of a major crash involving two vehicles.
When they arrived, the troopers discovered a 2014 Ford car and a 2007 Chevrolet pickup that had crashed in the middle of the intersection.
Paramedics were called on scene and the driver of the pickup was transported to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene for incapacitating injuries. The troopers have reported that he is in stable condition.
Billie Everhart Garrett passed at her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 after recently being hospitalized for an extended period of time.
She is survived by her husband Rick; their son, Zach (Hannah); a precious granddaughter, Elana; an adoptive granddaughter, Emmilyse Hoilman; sisters, Jill Leonard (Andy), Tammy Yarborough, and Mary Spake (Carl); numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her cat, Muffin. Billie valued greatly her family, friends, and pets.
She was originally from Lexington, North Carolina and the daughter of the late Hazel Myers Everhart and Sam Eugene Everhart, Jr. She graduated from Lexington Senior High School and attended Davidson County Community College. She served in Raleigh as a Teacherâs Assistant with the Wake County School System after leaving Davidson County.