Three people dead and a driver jailed following tragic accident in nearby Hardin County

A man charged with driving drunk and causing a multiple fatality crash is jailed in Hardin County after the DPS says he collided with two Harley Davidson motorcycles. Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety DPS say one Harley driver died at the scene, and three other victims were taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. KFDM has been told that two of the victims died, and the third victim survived. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash on Farm-to-Market Road 327, near the 748-mile marker, that occurred Friday, February 2, The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 6:25 p.m., a 2006 Saturn Ion was traveling west, while two motorcycles, a 2015 Harley Davidson and a 2005 Harley Davidson, were traveling east. It is reported that the driver of the Saturn traveled into the oncoming lane and struck both motorcycles. The driver of the Saturn was determined to be intoxicated and placed under arrest. The driver of the Saturn, identified as 50-year-old Brenon Proulx of Silsbee, was placed under arrest for intoxication manslaughter and three counts of intoxication assault, all felony offenses. The driver and one passenger of the 2015 Harley Davidson were transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The driver of the 2005 Harley Davidson died at the scene. A passenger was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.