Two Die in Gregg County Crash

LONGVIEW – A weekend accident on Interstate Highway 20 in Gregg County has killed two persons. The wreck was reported shortly before 1:45 Saturday morning about 4½ miles south of Longview. Killed were Jerry Maurice Johnson, 43, and Justin Keith Blanchie, 38, both of Longview. The Department of Public Safety report says Johnson’s car was east bound in the west bound lane when it collided head on with a truck driven by Zachery Scott Collins, 20, of Kilgore. He is listed in stable condition at Longview’s Good Shepherd Medical Center. The DPS report said none of the persons involved in the wreck were wearing their seat belts.