A six vehicle accident resulted in a double fatality in Comanche County Saturday, June 10.
Investigators are seeking help locating the driver of a White new year model, Ford pickup that fled the accident scene after being involved in the wreck, according to information released by the Texas Department of Transportation.
The vehicle will have damage to the left side, according to reports.
According to preliminary reports, the wreck occurred around 5:17 p.m. on U.S. Highway 67, three miles east of Comanche in a 75 mph zone.
The investigation indicates that the Ford truck was following a 2012 Nissan Titan SUV driven by Jimmy Walter Crosson, 78, of Comanche. Both vehicles were traveling east on Hwy. 67.
The driver of the truck drove across the center driving stripe into the westbound lane of Hwy. 67, passing Crosson.
A 2022 Toyota Prius car, driven by Mari Kanani Lai Jun Chun, 35, of Pearl City, Hawaii, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 67 and saw the truck approaching her in her lane, without sufficient distance to pass Crosson, took evasive action by driving toward the right shoulder.
The truck struck the left side of the Prius and kept driving.
Three additional vehicles, a 2015 Harvey Davidson Street Glide Motorcycle, driven by Joel Max Easter, 62, of Early, a 2007 Harley Davison Heritage soft tail motorcycle driven by Khayman Brodi Dela Rosa, 32, of Brownwood, and a 2008 Yamaha, XV1700A motorcycle driven by Steven LewisStuart,56,of Coleman, were traveling westbound on Hwy. 67 and approached the scene, all three taking evasive actions. Easter veered right to avoid the pickup truck that was fleeing the scene and was struck in the left side mirror. He suffered a non-incapacitating injury.
Dela Rosa veered left into thepathof theTitan.Crosson took evasive action to avoid hitting Dela Rosa steering left into the westbound lane. The actions of Crosson and Dela Rosa reportedly caused them to collide on their right sides. Dela Rosa was transported to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Stephenville with a critical incapacitating injury.
Stuart, the driver of the Yamaha bike, was unable to avoid the collisions and struck the Titan head on.
Both Stuart and Crosson were pronounced dead on scene by Justice of the Peace Johnny Conine. None of the motorcycle riders were wearing a helmet and Crosson was not wearing a seatbelt.
Anyone having any information about the vehicle or driver that fled the scene is encouraged to call the Brownwood DPS office at 325-646-0180.