Authorities said the crash shut down State Highway 90 for several hours Friday.
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: Erin Wencl (KAGS) Updated: 1:27 PM CST February 1, 2021
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas Authorities have identified the people who were involved in a crash January 29 that killed three people in Grimes County.
Lorraine Cunningham, 69, of El Campo, Anel Ovidio Javier, 28, of Lewisville and Erick Almonte Nunez, 20, also of Lewisville, all died at the scene. Michael Cunningham, 68, of El Campo, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Texas DPS troopers said Javier was driving south on State Highway 90 around 4:45 p.m. when he drove into the oncoming lane in a no passing zone in an effort to move around another vehicle. Troopers said Javier then crashed head-on into another car being driven by Michael Cunningham. His wife, Lorraine, was his passenger. Nunez was the passenger in Javier s vehicle, according to authorities.
Three dead, one injured after crash on Hwy 90 near County Road 180
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GRIMES COUNTY, TX â Three people are dead and one was transported to the hospital after a wreck on Highway 90 near County Road 180 in Grimes County Friday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the fatality crash that occurred on Highway 90 near County Road 180.
According to DPS, three people died in the crash and one person was transported to CHI St. Joseph in Bryan. The condition of the injured is unknown.
A spokesperson for DPS said two vehicles were involved in the wreck.