At approximately 12:30p.m., there was a two vehicle crash on Highway 87 in Newton County. The crash occurred about one mile south of Deweyville. Preliminary reports indicate that a 2014 Dodge pickup truck was traveling southbound on Highway 87. A 2001 Ford Escape was traveling northbound on Highway 87. The driver of the Dodge hydroplaned on the wet roadway, crossed the center dividing line and collided head-on with the Ford Escape. The driver of the Dodge, 35-year-old Jared Michael Moore of Orange, was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth hospital. Moore sustained serious injuries, but the injuries did not appear to be life threatening. The driver of the Ford, Taylor Luther, 18, of Orange, was also transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth hospital. She did not survive her injuries.
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