Fiery Accident in Murchison Kills One
Posted/updated on: March 2, 2011 at 2:17 am
MURCHISON — Authorities identify two people involved in a fiery fatal accident in Murchison. The driver of an SUV was killed Monday morning after colliding with a semi on Highway 31. Both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames when state troopers arrived on scene around 2:45 a.m. The driver of the SUV was identified as Eugene Thames, 24, of Bastrop. DPS officials say he lost control of the vehicle, slid across lanes of traffic directly into the path of the oncoming 18-wheeler, and died on impact. The driver of the semi, Anthony Galetka, 45, of Ennis, was not injured.
