Wills Point Teen Dies in Accident

WILLS POINT — An East Texas high school is in mourning after a car accident claimed the life of a student. Wills Point High School senior Austin Fields was killed in a wreck Wednesday night. According to the Department of Public Safety report, Fields was driving on Highway 64 south of Wills Points around 10:30. Preliminary reports indicate Fields, who was driving a 1996 Ford Mustang, tried to pass another vehicle, went off the road and hit a tree. Fields died at the scene. WPISD Superintendent Suzanne Blasingame told KETK, “Austin was an escort for the Wills Point drill team and was a member of the Tiger basketball team. We are all grieving the loss of Austin and we met with the senior class to tell them about the accident (Thursday) morning. We are a family at Wills Point ISD and this senior class is very close. They are suffering this loss and we are doing the best we can to help them cope with it. I can’t express how sad we are for his family and our students.”

The school released the following statement on its Facebook page: “Our hearts are broken with the loss of one of our senior students, Austin Fields. Please keep the Fields family in your thoughts and prayers.” Blasingame says counselors along with the help of local ministries will be available at the high school for students who need someone to talk to.