Fatal Wreck Near Lufkin
Posted/updated on: April 12, 2011 at 11:29 am
HUNTINGTON — A woman was killed and two people were seriously injured in a wreck in front of the Dairy Queen in Huntington a little after 8:00 Monday morning. Christine Wise-Allen, 50, of York, Pennsylvania, died on impact in the wreck, according to Huntington Police Chief Bobby Epperly. The woman was a passenger in a car driven by her friend, Robin Chambers, 49, of Zavalla, according to Epperly.
Chambers was taken to Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin, although she was expected to be transported to another facility once she was stabilized, Epperly said. Billy Joe Walters, 56, of Huntington, was the driver of a southbound Chevrolet Silverado 1500 that slid into the turn lane of U.S. 69 south and collided nearly head-on with the northbound car.
