{"id":1517573,"date":"2026-06-23T03:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1517573"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:35:22","slug":"two-students-killed-in-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1517573","title":{"rendered":"Two students killed in car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CAMP COUNTY \u2014 A crash that happened on U.S. Highway 271 Sunday afternoon left two siblings dead, after a vehicle collided head-on with an 18-wheeler in Camp County, officials say. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Adam Albritton, troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash just south of the Titus County line at approximately 2:32 p.m. According to our news partner KETK, preliminary investigation found that a white Nissan Altima, driven by 16-year-old Gavin Brooks of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling northbound on Hwy 271 when the Nissan crossed over into the southbound lane and collided with a semi-trailer.<\/p>\n

Brooks and the passenger of the Nissan, 21-year-old Morgan Brooks were both pronounced deceased on the scene, DPS said. The driver of the semi-trailer was transported to a local hospital for their injuries.<\/p>\n

Mount Pleasant ISD, where both Morgan and Gavin attended, released a statement on Monday following the tragic crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts are broken at the loss of our students, Morgan Brooks, who graduated in 2023, and her brother Gavin Brooks-Thompson, a Class of 2027 senior,\u201d the district said. \u201cMPISD extends our deepest condolences to their family, friends, teachers, and classmates and the entire community of Mount Pleasant.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Morgan played basketball and Gavin played several sports during their time at Mount Pleasant High School. Mount Pleasant Athletic Director and head football coach Joe Cluley says both left a lasting impression on those around them.<\/p>\n

\u201cGavin was a kid that when he walks into a room, he had an infectious smile,\u201d Cluley said. \u201cIt was like you couldn\u2019t see him and not smile back at him, he was such a wonderful human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMorgan was leaving kind of right as I was getting here so I didn\u2019t get to interact a ton with her but from everything I was told, great kid, great student, great athlete,\u201d Cluley said.<\/p>\n

Gavin was heading into his senior year and made an impact on the football field, the basketball court and the track. Coach Cluley said he had a way of bringing joy to everyone around him.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople want to feel happy and they want to feel positivity and Gavin always brought that,\u201d Cluley said.<\/p>\n

As Gavin and Morgan\u2019s memory lives on, Cluley hopes the community can come together and hold on to the lessons they left behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing we can do is love each other, there\u2019s nothing stronger,\u201d Cluley said. \u201cKeep loving on each other and hugging on each other and continue supporting each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

No further information about the crash is available as the investigation remains ongoing, according to DPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CAMP COUNTY \u2014 A crash that happened on U.S. Highway 271 Sunday afternoon left two siblings dead, after a vehicle collided head-on with an 18-wheeler in Camp County, officials say. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Adam Albritton, troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash just south of the Titus County line at approximately … Continue reading Two students killed in car crash<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1517574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 05:43:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1517573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1517576,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517573\/revisions\/1517576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1517574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1517573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1517573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1517573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}