The Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers are investigating a fatal crash on state Highway 62, just south of Tulane, that occurred at approximately 9:30pm on August 22, 2022.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at a 2019 Kia passenger car was traveling south while a 2014 Honda passenger car was traveling north. It is reported that the Honda traveled into the oncoming lane and struck the Kia head-on.
The driver of the Kia, 23-year-old Brittnie Eldridge of Nederland, was pronounced deceased on scene.
The driver of the Honda was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital where they were pronounced deceased by medical staff. She has been identified as 59-year-old Sheila Lavalle of Orange.
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