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The Texas Department of Public Safety says a driver is dead after an early Friday morning head-on crash with an 18-wheeler in Newton County. It happened shortly before 7:00 on U.S. Highway 87 near County Road 3870, just northwest of Deweyville. According to DPS Sergeant Shana Clark, a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by 19-year-old Cody Mobley, of Newton, was traveling southbound when he crossed into the northbound lane and collided head-on with a 2020 Peterbilt 365 truck. Mobley was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, 44-year-old Leroy Bergeron, of Orange, was not injured.